Rise of the Nazis: The Downfall

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

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.

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Rise of the Nazis: The Downfall: Into the Abyss

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Into the Abyss

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With most of Germany occupied by invading Allied forces, the Nazi regime disintegrates.

In April 1945, most of Germany is occupied by invading Allied forces. As the Soviets near Hitler's hiding place, the Nazi regime starts to disintegrate.

In April 1945, the Nazis organise one of the final acts of the Third Reich – a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic, including the last scene of the opera Gotterdammerung, which features a suicide at its centre. It’s a clear sign that Hitler and many of his supporters are going to end it all.

Most of Germany is occupied by invading Allied forces. A two million-strong Soviet army is now just a mile from Hitler’s hiding place.

With the Nazi regime disintegrating, most of Hitler’s deputies are busy making plans to try to survive the end of the war. Only his most die-hard loyalists stay by his side.

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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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