The Hitler Chronicles

S01E02: A Revolutionary and an Ideologist

Hitler’s coup attempt in 1923 fails and he is arrested and jailed for over a year. He spends his time in prison writing Mein Kampf, an outlining of his political views.

Overview

The person Adolf Hitler shaped the 20th century like no other. This series documents the Hitler's life using unpublished material.

Episodes

A Sad Puppy and a Private

S01E01 A Sad Puppy and a Private

October 28, 2018 7.0 53 min
When a young Hitler joins the Bavarian army and becomes a soldier and a patriot, for the first time he feels like he belongs. But when WW1 ends, he loses the only regular life he’s...

S01E02 A Revolutionary and an Ideologist

October 28, 2018 7.0 53 min
Hitler’s coup attempt in 1923 fails and he is arrested and jailed for over a year. He spends his time in prison writing Mein Kampf, an outlining of his political views.

S01E03 A Party Leader and a Mob Orator

October 28, 2018 8.0 53 min
Out of prison Hitler establishes the NSDAP to achieve power by legal means.as its sole leader, he develops the party into a movement that soon becomes the strongest force in parliament.
A Murderer

S01E04 A Murderer

November 4, 2018 8.0 53 min
Hitler gets rid of his political opponents and those who brought him to power with lies and violence. Now he only has to get rid of the leaders within the NSDAP. What will he do?

S01E05 A Dictator

November 4, 2018 8.0 53 min
Hitler's power has become unrestricted and unlimited. He is Chancellor and President. He makes the law. Cabinet and parliament just have alibi functions. Hitler is admired by the people. Germany feels strong again, and people...

S01E06 The Fuehrer

November 4, 2018 8.0 53 min
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...
The Statesman

S01E07 The Statesman

November 11, 2018 7.0 53 min
In Benito Mussolini, Hitler finds an ally to whom he remains faithful until his downfall. The trips to Italy are the only foreign ones he undertakes. Hitler takes control of the army. The threat alone...

S01E08 An Arsonist

November 11, 2018 7.0 53 min
In pure breach of the Munich Agreement, Hitler claims further territories for Germany based on the alleged wish of the people in those areas. After the occupation of Czechoslovakia, the world is duped and are...

S01E09 A Conqueror

November 11, 2018 7.0 53 min
Hitler invades Poland, and Great Britain and France declare war immediately. despite all warnings, this is unexpected for Hitler, but the allies passivity encourages him to advance.
The Commander

S01E10 The Commander

November 18, 2018 53 min
Hitler breaks the pact with Stalin and invades Russia. He wants to eradicate the entire population and gain territories in eastern Europe for the Ayran race. Germany has reached the summit of its military power.

S01E11 A Mass Murderer

November 18, 2018 53 min
Hitler personally arranges for a euthanasia program, underestimating the resistance of the Church. The killing of the mentally ill has to be slowed down, but the extinction of Jews is expanded to an industrial scale....

S01E12 A War Criminal

November 18, 2018 53 min
Hitler's military decisions become disastrous, the defeats increase, fronts break apart. After Stalingrad, the military leadership realizes that the war is lost. The western allies defeat the German troops in Italy and Africa. The Russians...
A Suicide

S01E13 A Suicide

November 25, 2018 53 min
Even after the allies landing in Normandy and the failed battle of the bulge as last attempt, Hitler does not want to accept the end, and the German people still believe in their leader.

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