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History

Rise of the Nazis

How Hitler seized, kept and fell from power - from the origins of Nazism to the manhunt for the Holocaust's war criminals. Inside the minds of monsters - and those who fought them.

Series 1: 1. Politics (59 mins)

1. Politics

A political mastermind uses the sudden popularity of the Nazis for his own ends.

59 mins

2. The First Six Months in Power

At the start of 1933, Hitler sets his sights on dismantling the German state.

3. Night of the Long Knives

Hitler and Himmler conspire to depose Röhm and make the SS the main Nazi paramilitary.