The SS are the elite force of the Third Reich, representing everything good about the German race. But half of them will one day be foreign-born non-Germans. How did this happen?

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Written by: Francis van Berkel
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
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Research by: Francis van Berkel
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Sound design: Marek Kamiński
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from the Noun Project: Glasses by Yeong Rong Kim, Smile by The Icon Z, family tree by Kid Kitaro

Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
Johannes Bornlof - The Inspector 4
Philip Ayers - Trapped in a Maze
Reynard Seidel - Deflection
Johannes Bornlof - Deviation In Time
Fabien Tell - Last Point of Safe Return
Rannar Sillard - March Of The Brave 10
Gunnar Johnsen - Not Safe Yet

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