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Rise of the Nazis

See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power and usher in the death of democracy.

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Barbarossa
S2 Ep1 | 54m 40s

The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.

Stalingrad
S2 Ep2 | 54m 52s

It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. German troops are desperate.

Home Front
S2 Ep3 | 55m 49s

After Stalingrad, Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany from the abyss.

Politics
S1 Ep1 | 55m 21s

See the events that propel Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government.

The First Six Months in Power
S1 Ep2 | 54m 57s

Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.

Night of the Long Knives
S1 Ep3 | 55m 45s

See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.

Season 2 Preview
30s

Facing defeat, resistance builds as Hitler pushes Germany to untold destruction.

Preview
30s

See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power and usher in the death of democracy.

Fascist Gains in German Election
S1 Ep1 | 1m 58s

When the Nazi Party takes control with 37 percent of the vote, Hitler strikes.

Kurt von Schleicher
S1 Ep1 | 3m

The Nazi Party gains the attention of Kurt von Schleicher.

The Stormtroopers
S1 Ep1 | 3m 5s

The stormtroopers were a paramilitary wing used by the Nazi Party.

Episode 2 Preview | The First Six Months in Power
S1 Ep2 | 30s

Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.

The Fight Against Democracy
S1 Ep2 | 2m 43s

The Storm Troopers start a large-scale operation to fight inner enemies.

Heinrich Himmler and the SS
S1 Ep2 | 2m 5s

Heinrich Himmler and the SS saw themselves as Hitler’s most loyal soldiers.

The Loyal Heinrich
S1 Ep2 | 2m 33s

Heinrich Himmler had Hitler’s approval and knew which buttons to push.

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.

Ernst Röhm
S1 Ep3 | 3m 36s

The Storm Troopers start to become a threat.

Edgar Jung and Hitler’s Downfall
S1 Ep3 | 2m 38s

Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall.

The Plot Against Ernst Röhm
S1 Ep3 | 2m 31s

Himmler plans to exploit Röhm’s weakness to eliminate him and the Storm Troopers.

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