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Dramatised documentary examining how Hitler and the Nazi party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s, revealing the greed, manipulation and frightening underestimation of Adolf Hitler's ambition. In 1930, Germany was a liberal democracy, with elections, parliament and the rule of law, but just four years later its leader was a dictator and its government is in the hands of murderers. Leading historians and experts take viewers inside the minds of those hellbent on gaining power and those who tried to stop them. First broadcast in 1997
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 18, 11:00 am
Dramatised documentary examining how Hitler and the Nazi party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s, revealing the greed, manipulation and frightening underestimation of Adolf Hitler's ambition. In 1930, Germany was a liberal democracy, with elections, parliament and the rule of law, but just four years later its leader was a dictator and its government is in the hands of murderers. Leading historians and experts take viewers inside the minds of those hellbent on gaining power and those who tried to stop them. First broadcast in 1997
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 18, 5:00 pm
It is 1933 and Adolf Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power as there is still a democratic parliament, a head of state and the rule of law. Hitler calls a general election to increase Nazi representation, but a fire in the Reichstag building is blamed on communists - prompting thousands of arrests of left-wingers. Hitler then calls on President von Hindenburg to act and a decree is passed giving the Nazis emergency powers to ban free speech and the right to protest
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Tue 19, 11:00 am
It is 1933 and Adolf Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power as there is still a democratic parliament, a head of state and the rule of law. Hitler calls a general election to increase Nazi representation, but a fire in the Reichstag building is blamed on communists - prompting thousands of arrests of left-wingers. Hitler then calls on President von Hindenburg to act and a decree is passed giving the Nazis emergency powers to ban free speech and the right to protest
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Tue 19, 5:00 pm
The final episode examines the infamous Night of the Long Knives in late June and early July of 1934, when Adolf Hitler - urged on by Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler - ordered a series of political executions on those seen as a threat to the Nazi regime. The most well-known of these was Ernst Roehm, commander and co-founder of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi Party's militia, whom Hitler had come to see as a potential rival. At least 85 people died during the purge, although the final death toll may have been in the hundreds
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Wed 20, 11:00 am
The final episode examines the infamous Night of the Long Knives in late June and early July of 1934, when Adolf Hitler - urged on by Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler - ordered a series of political executions on those seen as a threat to the Nazi regime. The most well-known of these was Ernst Roehm, commander and co-founder of the Sturmabteilung, the Nazi Party's militia, whom Hitler had come to see as a potential rival. At least 85 people died during the purge, although the final death toll may have been in the hundreds
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Wed 20, 5:00 pm
Documentary examining the rule of Adolf Hitler and his party, focusing on the Eastern Front during the Second World War, which many see as the defining arena of the conflict. In the autumn of 1940, Adolf Hitler has to decide what to do about the Soviet Union and its leader Joseph Stalin. He offers to carve up the post-war world in exchange for his fellow dictator's support in the war against Britain, but is actually preparing an attack on the USSR
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Thu 21, 11:00 am
Documentary examining the rule of Adolf Hitler and his party, focusing on the Eastern Front during the Second World War, which many see as the defining arena of the conflict. In the autumn of 1940, Adolf Hitler has to decide what to do about the Soviet Union and its leader Joseph Stalin. He offers to carve up the post-war world in exchange for his fellow dictator's support in the war against Britain, but is actually preparing an attack on the USSR
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Thu 21, 5:00 pm
The documentary examines the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faced collapse in the final weeks of the Second World War. Germany was losing the war but Hitler refused to surrender, instead pursuing a policy of Total War, which played out as a psychological drama within his inner circle
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Fri 22, 11:00 am
The documentary examines the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faced collapse in the final weeks of the Second World War. Germany was losing the war but Hitler refused to surrender, instead pursuing a policy of Total War, which played out as a psychological drama within his inner circle
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Fri 22, 5:00 pm
In January 1942 the German army lost the battle for Moscow and a furious Hitler sacked or side-lined his leading generals and appointed himself commander-in-chief of the army. He decided on a bold new plan, focusing his forces on seizing the Soviet oil fields and taking the fuel to supply his own troops. Stalin unveiled his own plan to drive the Germans out of the Soviet Union by launching a huge offensive from Leningrad to the Black Sea. Georgy Zhukov warned him that the Red Army was in no shape to attack, but Stalin banished the former chief of the general staff to the front and took control
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 25, 10:00 am
In January 1942 the German army lost the battle for Moscow and a furious Hitler sacked or side-lined his leading generals and appointed himself commander-in-chief of the army. He decided on a bold new plan, focusing his forces on seizing the Soviet oil fields and taking the fuel to supply his own troops. Stalin unveiled his own plan to drive the Germans out of the Soviet Union by launching a huge offensive from Leningrad to the Black Sea. Georgy Zhukov warned him that the Red Army was in no shape to attack, but Stalin banished the former chief of the general staff to the front and took control
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 25, 4:00 pm
Hitler retreats from public life as he faces defeat on the Eastern Front after the Red Army's triumph at Stalingrad, with senior Nazis competing to prove themselves as his most valuable deputy. Meanwhile, student resistance group the White Rose call on the youth of Germany to rise up and overthrow Hitler and the Nazis, and Claus von Stauffenberg is part of a military resistance network who are planning to kill the Fuhrer
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 25, 11:00 am
Hitler retreats from public life as he faces defeat on the Eastern Front after the Red Army's triumph at Stalingrad, with senior Nazis competing to prove themselves as his most valuable deputy. Meanwhile, student resistance group the White Rose call on the youth of Germany to rise up and overthrow Hitler and the Nazis, and Claus von Stauffenberg is part of a military resistance network who are planning to kill the Fuhrer
More details for Rise of the Nazis, Mon 25, 5:00 pm