The Occult History of the Third Reich

The documentary contains mainly black-and-white as well as some color archival footage, with narration explaining the influences of alternative belief systems (occult, paganism, mysticism, etc.)In the early 20th century, the young Adolf Hitler was just one of many German-speaking people attracted by a new Germanic mythology that combined ancient legends and esoteric cosmologies with cutting-edge theories of genetic science.This was a belief system of arcane rituals and potent symbols, with the ancient swastika appropriated for the Nazi cause.By the time of the Third Reich, Hitler and the Nazis had evolved an entirely new faith, complete with holy book, venerated relics, and a priestly elite in the form of Himmler's SS.It was a religion based on obedience, power, and the cult of the leader, with Hitler himself conceived in Messianic terms.
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