History - Nazi Guerrillas

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In the months and years following the end of the World War Two, Allied forces faced a series of bombings and attacks in occupied Germany. Nazi loyalists attempted to derail the rebuilding process by killing any Germans collaborating with the enemy. And the mysterious SS Werewolves underground organization boasted of the coming rebirth of the Party. Nazi Guerrillas in Post WWII Germany opens a window into the violent struggle for post war Germany. Hear from a former Werewolf as he describes his motivation and role in the guerilla movement. Travel to Aachen, where Werewolves assassinated the pro-Allied mayor, and Penzberg, the site of the Night of Murder a rampage when which more than a dozen German civilians were killed. And examine the Allied attempt to purge Germanys past through de-nazification tribunals an increasingly unpopular set of trials that was hit by a wave of bombings.