

Season - Episode
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2 - 1Charlemagne and the Saxons Nov 14, 2010
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2 - 2Frederick II. and the Crusade Nov 16, 2010
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2 - 3Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women Nov 21, 2010
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2 - 4Charles IV. and the Black Death Nov 23, 2010
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2 - 5Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War Nov 28, 2010
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2 - 6Augustus the Strong and Love Nov 30, 2010
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2 - 7Karl Marx and the Class Struggle Dec 05, 2010
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2 - 8Ludwig II. and the Bavarians Dec 07, 2010
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2 - 9Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom Dec 12, 2010
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2 - 10Gustav Stresemann and the Republic Dec 14, 2010
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1 - 1Otto and the Empire Oct 26, 2008
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1 - 2Heinrich and the Pope Oct 28, 2008
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1 - 3Barbarossa and the Lion Nov 02, 2008
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1 - 4Luther and the Nation Nov 04, 2008
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1 - 5Wallenstein and the War Nov 09, 2008
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1 - 6Frederick the Great and the Empress Nov 11, 2008
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1 - 7Napoleon and the Germans Nov 16, 2008
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1 - 8Robert Blum and the Revolution Nov 18, 2008
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1 - 9Bismarck and the German Empire Nov 23, 2008
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1 - 10Wilhelm and the World Nov 25, 2008
Overview
Die Deutschen is a German television documentary produced for ZDF that first aired from October to November 2008. Each episode recounts a selected epoch of German history, beginning with the reign of Otto the Great and ending with the collapse of the German Empire at the end of the First World War. In November 2010 the second season of Die Deutschen was published in German television, beginning with Charlemagne, the Frankish King, and ending with Gustav Stresemann, the Chancellor and Foreign Minister during the Weimar Republic. Historical events are recreated through a combination of live action scenes and computer generated animations. The series was filmed at over 200 different locations in Germany, Malta, and Romania at a cost of approximately €500,000 per episode.