Beginnings of the Nazi Party | Hitler’s Rise: The Colour Films

1: Helped into Power | Nazis: A Warning from History

Documentary series examining how Hitler came to power. By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openl...

4: Youth in Hitler's Germany | History File

Using evidence from five people who lived through the rise of National Socialism, this takes a look at why Germany fell into the ...

2: Chaos and Consent | Nazis: A Warning from History

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary supp...

1: The Rise of Hitler | History File

Using evidence from five people who lived through the rise of National Socialism, this takes a look at why Germany fell into the hands o...

2: Life in Hitler's Germany | History File

Using evidence from five people who lived through the rise of National Socialism, this takes a look at why Germany fell into the h...

5: Opposition to Hitler | History File

Using evidence from five people who lived through the rise of National Socialism, this takes a look at why Germany fell into the hands...

S1E1: Politics | Rise of the Nazis

Delving into the corridors of power where Germany's top political mastermind sees an opportunity to use the popularity of the Nazis for hi...

S1E2: The First Six Months in Power | Rise of the Nazis

At the start of 1933, Hitler is the chancellor of Germany, but he does not have absolute power. He sets his sights on...

S1E3: Night of the Long Knives | Rise of the Nazis

Threatened by the ambition of SA leader Ernst Röhm, Hitler is persuaded by Himmler to destroy Röhm and his stormtroopers a...

Episode 1 | Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films

Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films follow the Führer's rise to power, which was as unforeseeable as it was catastrophic. This first ...

3: The Master Race | History File

Using evidence from five people who lived through the rise of National Socialism, this takes a look at why Germany fell into the hands of H...

Episode 1 | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, yet was once loved by millions. How was this possible, and what role did Hitler's alleg...

How Hitler becomes Chancellor | Rise of the Nazis

A coalition between von Papen and the Nazis lead to Hindenburg finally agreeing to appoint Hitler as Chancellor.

The Reichstag fire and the Enabling Act | Rise of the Nazis

Goring blames the communists for the Reichstag fire, giving Rohm and the SA an excuse to arrest what is left of t...

The Treaty of Versailles | Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films

Footage from Hitler's rise to power has been transformed into colour using digital techniques. This clip shows how...

German economics and the rise of the Nazis | Nazis: A Warning from History

How unemployment and the German economy in the early 1930's contributed to the popularity of the N...

Beer Hall Putsch | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

On the 9th of November 1923 Hitler lead an uprising, which led to violence when the police intervened.

German youth | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

Hitler targeted the German youth, he wanted to indoctrinate them with Nazi ideology as early as possible.

Hitler and Religion | The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

Hitler's relationship with the Church.

Rise of the dictatorship | Rise of the Nazis

It's taken Hitler and the Nazi party just six months to destroy democracy and establish the new dictatorship.