Night of the Long Knives
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base. His advisors persuade him to destroy the Nazi stormtroopers and their leader – one of his oldest friends – to make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force.
Premieres on November 10
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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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Edgar Jung and Hitler's Downfall
S1 Ep3 | 2m 38s
Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall.

Episode 3 Preview | Night of the Long Knives
S1 Ep3 | 30s
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.

Episode 2 Preview | The First Six Months in Power
S1 Ep2 | 30s
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.

Fascist Gains in German Election
S1 Ep1 | 1m 58s
When the Nazi Party takes control with 37 percent of the vote, Hitler strikes.

Edgar Jung and Hitler's Downfall
S1 Ep3 | 2m 38s
Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall.

Episode 3 Preview | Night of the Long Knives
S1 Ep3 | 30s
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.