DieDeutschen(“TheGermans”)isaGermantelevisiondocumentaryproducedforZDFthatfirstairedfromOctobertoNovember2008.EachepisoderecountsaselectedepochofGermanhistory,beginning(firstseason)withthereignofOttotheGreatandendingwiththecollapseoftheGermanEmpireattheendoftheFirstWorldWar.