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See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power and usher in the death of democracy.
See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
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See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
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Preview: S1 | 30s | See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power and usher in the death of democracy. (30s)
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 2m 31s | Himmler plans to exploit Röhm’s weakness to eliminate him and the Storm Troopers. (2m 31s)
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 3m 36s | The Storm Troopers start to become a threat. (3m 36s)
Episode 3 Preview | Night of the Long Knives
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Preview: S1 Ep3 | 30s | See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base. (30s)
Edgar Jung and Hitler's Downfall
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Clip: S1 Ep3 | 2m 38s | Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall. (2m 38s)
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Clip: S1 Ep2 | 2m 33s | Heinrich Himmler had Hitler’s approval and knew which buttons to push. (2m 33s)
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Clip: S1 Ep2 | 2m 5s | Heinrich Himmler and the SS saw themselves as Hitler’s most loyal soldiers. (2m 5s)
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Clip: S1 Ep2 | 2m 43s | The Storm Troopers start a large-scale operation to fight inner enemies. (2m 43s)
Episode 2 Preview | The First Six Months in Power
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Preview: S1 Ep2 | 30s | Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state. (30s)
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Clip: S1 Ep1 | 3m 5s | The stormtroopers were a paramilitary wing used by the Nazi Party. (3m 5s)
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Clip: S1 Ep1 | 3m | The Nazi Party gains the attention of Kurt von Schleicher. (3m)
Fascist Gains in German Election
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Clip: S1 Ep1 | 1m 58s | When the Nazi Party takes control with 37 percent of the vote, Hitler strikes. (1m 58s)
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