German prisoners, three examples of the so-called Nazi master race. Hitler’s Nazi ideology asserted that the German (or "Aryan") nation was genetically, morally, and culturally superior to all others, and was destined to dominate the world. During the war, Allied troops proved this propaganda to be a lie and derisively referred to the "master race," especially when it was brought low, as the German prisoners depicted here. Although of different physical types, their facial expressions said one thing: disillusionment.