Rise of Hitler - Eastern Front Week-by-Week Prelude #4
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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the Eastern Front of World War II starts out with the prelude episode #4. Previously we discussed the rise of the German army during the Weimar Republic era ( • Weimar Secretly Rebuilds the German A... ), while this episode will focus on the rise of Adolph Hitler. We explore the collapse of the Weimar Republic, as Germany’s fragile democracy crumbled under the pressures of economic depression and political extremism. We then chart Hitler’s rise to power and the end of democracy, tracing how he leveraged fear and violence to dismantle the republic and establish a totalitarian regime. As Hitler solidified his grip, Nazi military rearmament and the birth of the Wehrmacht began to reshape Germany’s armed forces in open defiance of the Treaty of Versailles. The creation of the Luftwaffe and the reorganization of the military into new structures like the OKW, OKH, and OKM signaled Germany’s aggressive intent. The story continues with the remilitarization of the Rhineland and Anschluss, where Hitler’s bold moves went unchallenged by the Western Allies, emboldening further expansionist ambitions. This led to the road to the Sudetenland crisis, where European powers capitulated to Hitler’s demands, believing they had preserved peace. Finally, we uncover the Oster Conspiracy and the fall of Czechoslovakia, revealing how German military officers plotted to remove Hitler, only to back down when appeasement triumphed. This episode brings us to the very brink of the Second World War.
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Video: Hazimin Arif
Script: Russell Hellyer
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00:00 – Collapse of the Weimar Republic
01:24 – Hitler’s Rise to Power and the End of Democracy
03:03 – Nazi Military Rearmament and the Birth of the Wehrmacht
06:53 – The Remilitarization of the Rhineland and Anschluss
09:26 – The Road to the Sudetenland Crisis
13:03 – The Oster Conspiracy and the Fall of Czechoslovakia
Biblioghttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1xhZxivTwWupvf0B9qyRgCWaFl5YkLXiTcTNbYEibWYU/edit?usp=sharingd/1x...
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