HISTORY® (formerly the History Channel) announces its new series, Hunting Hitler. Hunting Hitler premieres Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:00pm ET/PT. Hunting Hitler asks the question: Did Hitler survive? The new investigative series features CIA veteran Bob Baer and war crimes investigator Dr. John Cencich, leading the ultimate manhunt. Hunting Hitler is planned as an eight-part series.
Here’s the press release from parent-company, A&E Networks:
DID HITLER SURVIVE WWII? HISTORY EXPLORES THE THEORY THAT ADOLF HITLER SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED FROM THE BUNKER IN THE NEW SERIES “HUNTING HITLER”
EIGHT-PART SERIES PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT 10 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK, NY –October 13, 2015 – In 2014, the FBI declassified over 700 pages of secret documents suggesting the possibility that Adolf Hitler may have survived and fled to South America after the fall of Nazi Germany. A recently unearthed memo from legendary FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover states, “American Army officials in Germany have not located Hitler’s body nor is there any reliable source that will say definitely that Hitler is dead.” HISTORY’S new eight-part series “Hunting Hitler” follows a team of renowned investigators as they reopen the world’s most famous cold case in a definitive search to discover if one of history’s most notorious war criminals, Adolf Hitler, actually survived World War II. “Hunting Hitler,” premieres Tuesday, November 10 at 10PM ET/PT.
Is it conceivable that the world’s most wanted man pulled off history’s greatest disappearing act in hopes of possibly one day reclaiming the Nazi dream? Bob Baer, a 21-year CIA veteran and one of the most respected military intelligence minds in the world and premier war crimes investigator Dr. John Cencich lead a team of International military experts on the ultimate manhunt. Throughout the series the experts including International investigators, Nazi hunters, forensic scientists and journalists will examine the compelling mystery surrounding one the most infamous deaths of the 20th Century. With declassified worldwide intelligence providing a wealth of new clues and modern technology never before available, Baer has reopened this 70-year-old cold case to execute a global death claims investigation. From uncovering a mysterious Nazi lair deep in the Argentinian jungle to mysterious plane wreckage in a Columbian marsh, and diving for evidence of a missing U-Boat that could have shuttled Hitler out of Europe as Germany collapsed, the team will stop at nothing to uncover the truth.
Internationally, “Hunting Hitler” will air on HISTORY across 180+ territories. A+E Networks handles worldwide distribution for “Hunting Hitler.”
“Hunting Hitler” is produced for HISTORY by Karga Seven Pictures. Emre Sahin, Sarah Wetherbee and Kelly McPherson are executive producers for Karga Seven Pictures. Jason Wolf also serves as Executive Producer. Tim Healy is executive producer for HISTORY.
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What do you think? Are you interested in Hunting Hitler? Do you plan to watch?
Right. The greatest generation fought across most of Europe and didn’t get their Osama. So true. Too bad about the Russians getting there first.
What do you mean; “Too bad about the Russians getting there first'”? The USSR suffered horrendous casualties in the fight to defeat Nazi Germany. You should be thanking them instead for their great sacrifice!
Will it be available on iTunes or some other streaming service?
I like anything about history. I will watch the series. If it is BS I will know at the end.
The belief that Hitler survived the war is, I believe, well substantiated. I was led to belief it in the late 1970’s and early 80’s by my own experience in Victoria, B.C., Canada. at the time i was a community organizer fighting developers in my city. One of the major construction firms was owned by a German named Hans Hartwig. We had been informed already that German money played a big role in construction investment in Victoria. Our lawyer, who was Jewish, approached us and said he had been contacted by the Jewish Defense League and they wanted to know… Read more »
hearsay is hardly worth basing any believes on.
This is undeniably the most ridiculous TV programme out there. There is substantial evidence that Hitler killed himself and was then burned and tossed in the river Elbe by the Russians. To say otherwise is a huge sleight on all those who suffered at the hands of the Nazis. The people in the programme are absolutely typical Americans with their ‘I am God’ attitudes and look how awesome i am!! The History channel has stooped to a new low here. The nearest coast to Berlin is 3 hours by train so how did the most recignisable and wanted man in… Read more »
Tenuous links at best to hitler hiding in charata.
Wow Germans used to live there
Wow someone had an underground cellar in the town
When they were using that radar to look for stuff underground – pretending it was the most sophisticated technology ever I was laughing out loud at these idiots.
This was topped by them trying to decipher the results. “Something was buried here, the soil was disturbed beneath the surface. This investigation is red hot right now”
Hahahahaha
Watched the translator get treated like he was an inconvenience and less than the rest by Mr personality who claims people feared him and how he was unafraid. Yeh i suppose he got away with frightening old men on their death beds.I would love to have that control freak order me to get in the truck as he did with the translator .This arrogant work of art who lays claim to be the best talk about Osama bin Laden and how they found him . The world knows all they needed to do was ask George Bush or Tony Blair… Read more »
Pure American bull ****, no substance, untenable conclusions. Phony musical score to heighten and lower feigned drama.
Quit looking for Hitler folks , It’s pointless.
Shame on the History Channel to allow this type of “reality” garbage.
Hitler & the Pope made a deal for assured safety.
The Vatican promised Hitler; If he placed aside any intentions on invading The Vatican CIty and that part of Rome, leaving it un-plundered; he would have a place to hide, just in case things didn’t go according to the German plan; a safety net that has been offered throughout history to all whom could actually leave the City in ruin.
JC
sorry, but the facts seem to fly in the face of your accusations.
What a joke! American forces were not even in Berlin at the end of the war! The Russians were in possession of it and the bunker complex!
More nonsense from the no longer history channel! this is just as stupid and the giants and ancient alien nonsense!
Here here! I agree 100% those shows play out exactly the same & they find **** all. Waste of time & nothing more.
Respectfully, I don’t know that any history is conclusively be “revised” here. The subjects are simply following leads that may not have been followed/known following the war. Again, even if he DID escape he wasn’t gonna be alive very long. Well, the Gobbels idea is atleast somewhat sound, on the surface. Tho we are plenty aware of body doubles that existed, tho one would certainly believe that Gobbels would have been privy to the doppelganger being utilized. Aside from that, however, the absence of a body IS and has always been an interesting point of emphasis, certainly over the past… Read more »
Revisionist history at it’s best. Plenty of folks, chauffeur, adujant, Trurd Junge, secretary all have had air time over the years. Best evidence, anybody seriously think Gobbels would have committed suicide for him and total family, if Hitler had lived. Be a great show, but has been thoroughly plowed before by serious folks ie Trevor a Roper ect.
There is a declassified FBI file that describes an informant saying he knew where Hitler was hiding, and that he helped him off the U-Boat. Nothing was ever done with the file. Until now.
The recent History Channel special regarding the Alcatraz Escapees (2/3 of’em anyway) gives hope that some of nee information will come out. Well, the Israeli comment is only partially true, tho no doubt legitimate to atleast some extent. However, as one who is very, very passionate both about World War 2 and our modern history, I should remind one that only evidence of his survival would be sought after. Hitler was born April 20, 1889, so unless we think someone who was under the care of a quack doctor, was 56 and had been diagnosed w Parkinson’s Disease (“shaking pulsey”)… Read more »
There are several shows that purport to “HUNT” or look for s o m e t h I n g … Most of the time the hunt is for a person or item that may or may not have ever existed. I have watched several of these programs over the years and most, not all, are a colossal waste of time … The subject of this comment is long gone (dead), not even the Israelis hunted “him”, that is telling . My opinion, thanks …
I know when I searched for just the title on Google (no network or channel information), I got plenty of hits independent of this HISTORY series.
I suspect it’s like the searches for Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia Earhart (sorry to group her with Hoffa, never mind Hitler) and so on. There are always going to be enthusiasts for this kind of “investigation.” Your point about the Israelis is excellent.
From the first episode this seems to be another piece of History Channel “BS” that will end up going absolutely nowhere!! The same old repetitive style going over the same ground several times in each episode. Full of so called “experts”, making a mountain out of a mole hill. Not very exciting and far from original!! Do I really want to spend 8 hours watching this formulaic nonsense? Probably not!!
just like the crap giants and ancient aliens nonsense