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Rise 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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Home Front
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55:49
After Stalingrad, Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany from the abyss.
Stalingrad
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54:52
It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. German troops are desperate.
Barbarossa
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54:40
The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.
Night of the Long Knives
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55:45
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.
The First Six Months in Power
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54:57
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.
Politics
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55:21
See the events that propel Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government.
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