WPT Documentaries  Wisconsin's Nazi Resistance: The Mildred Fish-Harnack Story

Mildred Fish-Harnack is the only American woman executed on direct orders from Hitler. Details

 

Program: WPT Documentaries

Episode: Wisconsin's Nazi Resistance: The Mildred Fish-Harnack Story

"Wisconsin's Nazi Resistance: The Mildred Fish-Harnack Story" takes a provocative look at a Milwaukee-born, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate who became the only American woman ever executed on the direct order of Adolf Hitler for her involvement in the Berlin resistance movement.

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Duration: (56:47)
Premiere Date: 11/06/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR
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