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How Hitler seized, kept and fell from power - and the postwar manhunt for war criminals.

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Rise of the Nazis: The Downfall: Hitler's Birthday

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Hitler's Birthday

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At the end of March 1945, Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse.

At the end of March 1945, Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanently retreated to his bunker.

At the end of March 1945, with the German army utterly depleted and his circle of trust rapidly shrinking, Hitler invites a group of Hitler Youth to the Reich Chancellery gardens to be congratulated. These are the people upon whom he now relies – children.

Nazi Germany is on the brink of collapse, and with Berlin under daily bombardment, Hitler has permanently retreated to his bunker, a series of 30 cramped rooms under the Reich Chancellery where night and day merge into one. As his life becomes increasingly bizarre, Hitler and Joseph Goebbels look for signs from German folklore that fate will intervene.

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Examining the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faces collapse.

Examining the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faces collapse in the final weeks of WWII.

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