From the occult origins of the Nazi party to the death of Hitler in the flaming ruins of Berlin, the emergence of the doctrine of National Socialism took place in a dark and sinister world of rituals and beliefs. Using newly discovered archive footage the Occult History of the Third Reich explores the remarkable phenomenon that mesmerized Germany in the 1930's and 40's. The most sinister of all Nazi creations was the black-clad SS. Originally Hitler's bodyguard, this military-religious order became a racial aristocracy under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler. A carefully selected elite, destined to subjugate all other people and achieve the ultimate purification through racial selection and elimination, the SS personified the Aryan vision of a master race. Scene Selection. Animated Menus, Biographies, Trivia Quiz.