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?
You seriously think that a man that had estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in private assets, military assets, cash, connections, safe houses, and a worldwide support network… Committed suicide in a bunker? Right..,
Why only eight parts? Does anyone know if there’s going to be another season, It seems there’s still more to come… Right now it’s “Waiting for Hitler more to come”
it would be fantastic to know that someone got one over on the yanks
I have over 4000 books at home that I have read over 50 years of my life. Books on World War Two about every german general and political figure. Every single prominent German that survived admits Hitler committed suicide in the bunker in 1945! This show is a joke. Nazi airfields in Spain? Well no ****! The German Condor Legion fought there in the 1930s! The idiot brit on the show says “what were Nazi submarines doing off Argentina, it makes no sense.” Really! U-Boats were in the Indian Ocean sinking ships and off South American doing the same crap!… Read more »
this show is a joke thanks grim i agree with you 100 percent
The skull reportedly to be Hitler’s was in fact, proven by DNA to be a woman’s. The scientist that did the study after years of the Russians not allowing it, is on record reporting as much…. So you’re saying the woman’s skull with a bullet hole in it had the lower jaw of Hitler? What’s your source?
Where this documentary fails is the part where hitler is supposed to have attended a ballet in Argentina. Even if you buy the many assumptions preceding it- the ballet ‘sighting’ is a major flaw which is overlooked by the (highly intelligent) team of guys working on the case. Why would hitler take the risk of attending a ballet with a hall full of people? There were so many nazis in Argentina at that time he would have been recognised and word would have gotten out that he was there. This would have been a huge unnecessary risk for him which… Read more »
Only caught the last 3 episodes and was completely enthrolled. Does anyone know if there is going to be another season as it seems there is still more to come.
Watching for a dvd from this serie ….
I have watched all of the season 1 series and I am truly fascinated by them.. The information appears very factual and believeable. I am looking forward to the next series with great anticipation. When will that occur?
I cannot believe that anybody accepts any of this crap as factual. Tunnels in Berlin prove nothing. Nazis in South America is not proof that Hitler escaped there. The idea that Hitler would need to recuperate in the Canary Islands after a thousand mile trip from Spain begs the question – how did he survive the rest of that trip when the rest of the trip was far, far longer than the trip to the Canaries. Released files from the FBI proves nothing. They have files on Elvis sightings and Jimmy Hoffa sightings. Hitler died in Berlin. The fact that… Read more »
Why don’t you prove he died in that bunker. Only skull found was Eva’s. The bodies were rolled in rugs and carried out by Hitlers bunker. The actually bodies were never seen. I think I agree with the professionals instead of more info that was read from a book and not actually investigated. Hitler was too vain to kill himself. The tunnels were built for a reason. He didn’t die it that bunker.
Of course the actual bodies were seen, who do you think rolled them up in the carpet? Many of the people in the bunker saw the dead bodies. Hitler’s jaw was identified by his dentist. The Russians and the Allies interviewed the survivors of the bunker and all said that Hitler killed himself. The tunnels were part of the subway system. You say the skull was Eva Braun – she died from poison, not a bullet. Why would she kill herself when she could have escaped with Hitler? Hitler was not too vain to kill himself. He did not want… Read more »
From what I understand and have read, it was the Germans who found who they claimed to be Hitler after hearing a gunshot, they rolled the body up in carpet and burned it. The bodies were later burned for a second time. No one here knows whether they are telling the truth or whether they were actually covering for Hitler whilst he made his escape. People may believe he did die but I haven’t seen or read anything concrete to suggest he didn’t escape and was dead in that bunker, only the words of his valet saying it was him.… Read more »
Fantastic show well researched for people who have studied this from other researchers will know this info is correct, great seeing places I have read about come to life. Can’t wait for future episodes!
What a fantastic programme I can hardly wait for the next weeks programme to see what happens next, it is amazing even after all this time how guarded people still are about the nazi regime .
Are you intending to bring this out on DVD I would love to watch it again?
I am enjoying the show. Seems pretty plausible to me, I guess if anyone here was alive, they would have the right to say stuff isn’t accurate. I wasn’t born yet.
fascinating show .. i think the team are wonderful and doing a good job!…..my WW2 British Navy Veteran father was right…..he was saying this all his life
Love this show!!! Fascinating. AND PLAUSIBLE.
Hahaha. Searching how stupid it was getting GPS underground and ran into this site. This show makes The Curse of Oak Island look plausible. Now that says something. Shameful producers.
I think it’s intriguing and plausible.
an appearance of truth? No, it is not. They are building a weak case for Hitler’ escape route based on the fact that Nazis hid out all over the planet, None of that is proof that Hitler survived the war. Hitler never left the bunker alive.
I’m not seeing any concrete in your evidence either! Saying Hitler died in the bunker over and over doesn’t make it true either. I will give you the Heydrich mistake, that was bad. But they haven’t once said he definitely escaped but they have shown that it’s possible.
Go read the memoirs of the survivors of the bunker idiot who saw Hitler Dead and burned his body moron!
See I had thought before this show aired that Hitler died in his bunker but the show made me think different.
But no matter who is right or wrong why call someone names that’s childish.