Adolf Hitler: From Downtrodden Veteran To Leader Of The Third Reich

The first 4 episodes of the acclaimed series The Hitler Chronicles which cover Hitlers rise to power from the aftermath of WW1 to the outbreak of WW2. 00:00 A Dictator (19341936) Hitler s power has become unrestricted and unlimited. Hitler is admired by the people. Germany feels strong again, and people accept the merciless dictatorship and the persecution of others as a necessary evil. 51:59 The Fuehrer (1936 1937) Hitler s fame reaches its climax. Germany is simultaneously admired and feared by foreign countries. In 1936, the Wehrmacht invades the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles. The Nuremberg party rallies are a magnificent spectacle of the evergrowing leadership cult. The Summer Olympics in 1936 show Hitler s popularity internationally. 01:40:53 A Statesman (1937 1938) In Benito Mussolini, Hitler finds an ally to whom he remains faithful until his downfall. Hitler and Goebbels begin a pogrom night against the