Rise of the Nazis
Powerful and resonant series that looks at how Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany and ushered in the death of democracy.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:Richard Evans , Kate Fleetwood , Richard Overy , Heike B. Görtemaker , Mike Jackson , Christian Goeschel , Garry Kasparov , Giles MacDonogh , Laura Butkute , Stephan Malinowski , Pablo de Orellana , Ash Sarkar , Afua Hirsch , John Scarlett , Helena Kennedy , Alexandra Richie , Anthony Beevor , James Bulgin
S1.E1 ∙ Politics
Delving into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for his own ends.
S1.E2 ∙ The First Six Months in Power
At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on dismantling the German state.
S1.E3 ∙ Night of the Long Knives
Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers and make the SS Germany's only paramilitary force.
