Hunting Hitler

Season 1

TV-14

Utilizing FBI files declassified in 2014, Bob Baer assembles a team to review the leads contained therein, consider the reported 1945 death of Adolph Hitler, the WWII Führer of Nazi Germany, and conduct a feasibility study on whether he escaped Germany, faked his death, and migrated to South America.

Where to Watch Season 1

9 Episodes

The Hunt Begins
E1
The Hunt BeginsArmed with 700 pages of recently declassified FBI documents, twenty-one year CIA veteran Bob Baer and war crimes investigator Dr. John Cencich begin a worldwide investigation into what happened to Adolf Hitler at the end of WWII. First stop on their hunt is a small town in Argentina with mysterious Nazi ties where an FBI report places Hitler residing three-and-a-half months after he was believed dead.
Secret Nazi Lair
E2
Secret Nazi LairTim Kennedy, US Army Special Forces, joins archeologists Philip Kiernan and Daniel Schavelzon to explore a mysterious Nazi complex deep in the jungles of Argentina. The three-building site yields a trove of Nazi artifacts as well as evidence of a structure of unexplained opulence. Lenny DePaul, former US Marshall, begins an investigation in Berlin to determine if Hitler could have faked his death.
Escape From Berlin
E3
Escape From BerlinDePaul searches for a tunnel escape route between the Fuhrer bunker and the Tempelhof airport. Meanwhile in Argentina, Rambam, Kennedy and Williams visit San Antonio Oeste to learn about the Lahusen Wool Co. and U-boat activity in 1945.
The Tunnel
E4
The TunnelWith GPR DePaul looks for a connecting tunnel in Berlin. Kennedy does a grid search for a scuttled U-boat off of Argentina. DePaul and Williams visit the Galicia region for clues in Franco's Spain and see the port city of Vigo.
Ratlines
E5
RatlinesKennedy dives to the sonar hit in Argentina. Using Skype, Baer and Cencich conduct an interview. DePaul and Williams view the Samos monastery and Nazi RDF equipment in Spain. They proceed to investigate U-boat use of the Canary Islands.
Hitler's Safehouse
E6
Hitler's SafehouseDePaul and Williams view tunnels and visit Villa Winter in the Canary Islands. After being directed to Bariloche, Argentina, Kennedy and Cervantes reconnoiter the secluded Inalco House on Lake Nahuel Huapi.
Friends in High Places
E7
Friends in High PlacesFollowing declassified FBI files that link Hitler’s U-boat unloading site to a massive German owned estate in the Southern Andes, the team uncovers the town of Bariloche and the Inalco House, where Hitler could have stayed. After trying to gain access to the property with aerial drones and a secret swim through the water, the team is able to take photos of the mysterious interior as well as finds a vent that could lead to a bunker.
Hitler's Plane
E8
Hitler's PlaneAfter an inquiry for a communications tower in Cassino, Baer now eyes Bogota, Colombia. To substantiate a 1948 report that Hitler flew there to develop V-3 capability, Kennedy searches for the burned remains of a plane buried in a marsh.
Inside the Investigation
E9
Inside the InvestigationIn this special episode of “Hunting Hitler”, Bob Baer and his team look back on their first season. Viewers are given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look, with never before seen footage and new interviews, investigating the possible escape of Adolf Hitler after World War II.