Hitler's Power
In one of the most consequential moments of the last century, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. The series explores how an inconsequential 'nobody' gained such power so quickly, and why people followed his lead.
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Cast:Harvey Friedman
S1.E1 ∙ Rise to Power
How could a nobody become a dictator, bringing down a democracy in just a few years? What were the crucial events that helped Hitler gain respectability and influence? Who were his supporters? Which moods in the populace were in his favor?
S1.E2 ∙ Reign of Terror
How did Hitler succeed in transforming a republic into a "Führer state" in a short time? How did the "enforced conformity" of society take place? How willingly did Germans fall in line? How far did the unison of "Führer and people" extend?
S1.E3 ∙ Ruin
Hitler had outwardly emphasized his will for peace, yet once he came to power, he committed his top commanders to a war of extermination that would secure the German Reich's supremacy in Europe and so-called "Living Space" in the East.
