In the dying days of WW2, as the Nazis faced the likely possibility of total defeat, Hitler and his highest ranking officers prepared a final, desperate stand. This last stand would take place in a top secret alpine fortress that the Germans had been using to develop dangerous new weapons. This documentary explores this long-abandoned stronghold dug deep into the Austrian mountains.

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