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Nazi 'Star Trek' episode shown on German TV
Published Monday, Nov 7 2011, 15:39 GMT | By Mayer Nissim | 3 comments
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First broadcast in the US in February 1968, the episode finds the crew of the Enterprise visiting a Nazi-esque planet in a critique of the ideology and the concentration of power.
Captain Kirk and Mr Spock dress up as Nazis in the episode to infiltrate a right-wing regime believed to be headed by a former Federation historian.
The use of Nazi uniforms - including Swastikas - and the discussion of Nazi society as the "most efficient" meant that the episode was not broadcast on public TV in Germany during previous runs aired by ZDF and private channel Sat 1, The Local reports.
It was dubbed into German and shown on pay-TV in 1996, but last week's broadcast marked its first airing by state broadcaster ZDFneo.
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