Far from the front lines, Nazi scientists were tasked with creating the perfect Aryan soldier for the Thousand Year Reich. From mundane questions of survival to creating a stronger and better fighter, the Nazis used science to study the human constitution and its limits. Propaganda indoctrinated the masses and the Hitler Youth trained children for later service. Experiments with methamphetamines, cocaine, and other stimulants aspired to create a soldier who wouldn't need sleep. Gruesome hypothermia and altitude experiments conducted on inmates at Dachau figured out how to bring soldiers back from the brink of death. What did Hitler and the Nazis envision for future soldiers with no limits?
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Bending the Elements
In the early days of WWII, the Royal Air Force assumed that the bomber would always get through, so then how were the Germans picking off bombers with incredible efficiency? German radar stations and systems sprung up along coastlines, harnessing the power of frequencies to help them plot their n...
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Reshaping Nature
Blood and soil. For the Nazis, it wasn't just a metaphor. The Nazis would go to any lengths to bend the natural world to their whims. Nazi archaeologists set to work using archaeological finds to assert an ancient Aryan race. Some of Europe's first nature preserves and biodynamic farms were creat...
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The Nazi Empire
The triumphal architecture of the Nazi regime hints at a deeply dystopian future. Enormous amphitheaters are built, inspired by the Greek ideal, while the oversized Nuremberg Rally Grounds and Olympic Stadium mirror the Roman Colosseum. Meanwhile, Nazi dreams of an ideal city start to take shape....
