简介：Auniquethenandnow4partseriestracingtheriseandfallofThirdReichthroughit'smassivebuildings,monumentsandrallygrounds.Byfusingfirstgenerationarchivalfilmtogetherwithcolorfulfootageofeachstructureasitappearstoday,theRuinsoftheReichseriesisachillingandfascinatingjourneyintodepthsofwhatoncewastheThirdReich.Atremndouseducationaltreasuretrove. Part1-RiseToPower BeginswithatourofthesitesthatplayedkeyrolesinAdolfHitler'sRisetoPower.ViewerswillvisitMunich'sFeldherrnhalle,sceneofthefailedNazibeerhallPutschof1923andtheinfamousHotelHanslbauer,siteofthebloodySApurgeknownas"TheNightoftheLongKnives"OthervisitsincludePresidentvonHindenburg'slavishNeudeckestate,theTannenbergNationalMemorialaswellasanin-depthtouroftheFuehrer'smountaintopretreatknownas"TheObersalzberg"You'llseethesprawlingcompoundasitappearedduringtheThirdReichandasitappearstoday.HighlightsincludeHitler'sBerghof,thesmallteehausontheMooslahnerkopf,thePlatterhofHotel,Bormann'sGuesthouse,theGutsof,HermannGoring'sAlpineChalet,AlbertSpeer'sdesignstudio,theSSBarracksandtheworldrenownedKehlsteinhausmorecommonlyknownasTheEagle'sNest. Part2-TheGloryYears FocusesonthemassiveNaziPartyRallyGroundsinNuremberg.It'sherethatsomeofthelargeststructuresoftheThirdReichcanstillbeseentodayincludingAlbertSpeer'senormousZeppelinfieldgrandstands,themammothCongressHall,theHitlerYouthStadium,thewarmemorialontheLuitpoldFieldandthesprawlinggraniteroadthatstretchesnearlyamilelong.TheviewerwillalsotakeaninsidetourofHitler'sBavarianheadquartersknownas"theBraunhaus"wherethe1938MunichconferencewasheldwhichultimatelyleadtotheoccupationoftheSudentenlandandtheintroductionofSSObergruppenfuhrerReinhardHeydrich.TheprogramconcludeswithaninsightofHeydrich'scareer,hisfamily,assassination,funeralandhisclandestinegravesiteattheInvalidencemeteryinBerlin. Part3-OccupiedTerritories OccupiedTerritoriescontinueswithatouroftheformerNaziOccupiedTerritoriesofFranceandPoland.HighlightsincludetheformerWarsawghetto,Gestapoheadquarters,thenotoriousPawiakPrisonandthemassacrefieldinthePalmiryForest.Thenit'sontoKrakowandOscarSchindler'sEnamelworksfactoryandtheinfamousPlaszowlaborcamp.aswellasAuschwitz-BirkenauandTreblinkadeathcamps.InFrancethetourcontinueswithvisitstoseveralmajorfortressesalongtheMaginotLineincludingFermont,ImmerhofandHackenberg.It'salsohereinPart3thatviewersre-tracethestepsofAdolfHitlerduringtheFrenchsurrenderatCompiegneandhishastilyplannedtourofPariswhichincludedtheEiffeltower,NotreDameCathedralandtheofNapoleon.ThechapterconcludeswithafascinationtourofthemassiveGermanU-boatPensandalongtheAtlanticcoastandthegiganticGermanGunBatteriesonthePas-de-Calais. Part4-TheFinalChapter ThispartexploresthehistoricseriesofeventsthatleadtothefallofHitler'sthousandyearReich.VisitsincludetheD-DaylandingBeaches,GeneralRommel'swesternfrontheadquartersandtheFuehrer'sHauptquartiersatWolfsschluchtIIandWolfsschanze.ThetouralsovisitstothevarioussitesmadefamousduringtheBattleoftheBulgeincludingMalmedy,Bastogne,theRemagenBridgeandtheformerNaziOrderCastleknownasVogelsang.InBerlinstopsincludeArmyGeneralHeadquarters,theexecutionchamberatPlotzenseePrisonandGestapoheadquarters. Butwithoutquestionthehighlightofthe"Ruins"seriesisthechillinginsidetourofthecompletelyintactReichsChancelleryBunkerinBerlin.FilmedinJune1992justmomentsbeforeitwassealedforthefinaltime,thisrarefilmistheonlyknownpieceoffootageinexistencethatshowshowthecolossalconcretestructureappearstoday.AspartofthenewChancelleryBunkersystemthismassiveundergroundfortress,whichonceconnectedtotheFuehrerBunkergivesviewersatrulyaccurateinsightastohowHitler'sBunkerprobablylookedsincebothwerepracticallyidenticalinappearance. “第三帝国”一词源于意大利末世神学家、佛罗伦萨教派创始人尤阿兴姆‧菲奥雷斯（JoachimvonFiores）与其他中古世纪神学家对圣经经文的解释，原初意义是指“圣父之国”（ReichdesVaters）、“圣子之国”（ReichdesSohnes）之后的“圣灵之国”（ReichdesheiligenGeistes），即上帝拯救世界后，完美、无尽止、由圣父、圣子、圣灵统治、以基督为王的第三阶段神国（Reich）。 到了近代，"第三帝国"的概念已脱离神学领域，而被运用在浪漫主义文学甚至保守政治革命中。1923年阿图·莫勒·凡登布鲁克（ArthurMoellervandenBruck）在“第三帝国”一书中主张创建一个取代魏玛共和国、同时在传统上与神圣罗马帝国（第一帝国）以及由普鲁士主导建立的德意志帝国（第二帝国）一脉相承的新国家。这个概念在魏玛共和国时代被反民主份子与激进右派团体（包括纳粹）广为引用。 根据一本由一位保守派作家亚瑟(ArthurMoellervandenBruck)所写的书，神圣罗马帝国是第一帝国,1871-1918普鲁士帝国为第二帝国。亚瑟认为魏玛共和国在1919年的失败后，德国人要为德国重夺荣耀，建立“第三帝国”。…