Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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6.28 votes2010TV-PG10h 11mEndedDocumentary
Synopsis
Adolf Hitler caused the deaths of fifty million people. An entire nation followed him to ruin. Over a tumultuous 12 years Adolf Hitler went from being a minor rabble-rousing politician, to supreme leader of Nazi Germany. He was hated by those he persecuted, and even by some of his own commanders - yet in twenty-five years no one managed to kill him. This program shows how Hitler's bodyguards helped him cheat death on many occasions. They expanded from a handful of thugs recruited to protect political meetings and fight opponents on the streets, to many thousands - including some of the most fearsome secret police and paramilitary forces the world has ever known.
Episodes
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1. How Hitler's Bodyguard WorkedNow viewing2010-02-1246m5.0Hitler's personal protection squad grew from a few fiercely loyal, handpicked ruffians into an army with a complicated structure and intense internal competition.
2. Early Attempts on Hitler's Life2010-02-1246m5.0Beer hall brawls, street fighting, and several brushes with death marked Hitler's rise to power in the stormy politics of interbellum Germany.
3. Kill the new Chancellor2010-02-2646m5.0During Hitler's first year in office--as he steered Germany abruptly towards tyranny--he faced no fewer than a dozen attempts on his life.
4. Night of the Long Knives2010-03-0546m5.0In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.
5. Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler2010-03-1246m5.0As the Nazis amped up their anti-Semitic and expansionist activities, Jewish groups, Soviet Communists, and Otto Strasser's rival Black Front all targeted Hitler.
6. Kill Hitler Before War Starts2010-03-1946m2.3By 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.
7. Bombs and Paranoia2010-03-2646m5.0Convinced that a failed bomb plot had roots in England, a Gestapo counterintelligence officer engineered an elaborate sting to snatch British agents.
8. Dangerous Car Journeys2010-04-0246m5.0Hitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.
9. Flights into Danger2010-04-0946m5.0Hitler appreciated the power of aircraft, not only as a military weapon, but as a political tool. During the early 1930s, he hired aircraft for election campaigning, often facing weather and mechanical problems, as well as specific assassination attempts.
10. Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys2010-04-1646m5.0British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.
11. Attempts to Kill Hitler at Wolf's Lair2010-04-2346m5.0Heavily camouflaged and fortified, Hitler's military headquarters in Poland saw several assassination attempts--including one that came closest to succeeding.
12. Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof2010-04-3046m5.0Hitler's Alpine retreat in Bavaria offered opportunities for a pistol-packing German officer, a sniper, a long-range bombing raid, and even an aerial assault by the Allies.
13. Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker2010-05-0746m5.0One member of Hitler's inner circle later claimed to have contemplated flooding the Fuhrer's Berlin bunker with nerve gas as the Allies closed in.
Cast
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Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Self (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler
Self (archive footage)
Reinhard Heydrich
Self (archive footage)
Claus von Stauffenberg
Self (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self (archive footage)
Martin Bormann
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Eichmann
Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Hess
Self (archive footage)
Ernst Röhm
Self (archive footage)
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self (archive footage)
Albert Speer
Self (archive footage)
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How many seasons does Hitler's bodyguard have?
Hitler's bodyguard has 1 season and 13 episodes.
When did Hitler's bodyguard first air?
Hitler's bodyguard first aired in 2010.
Is Hitler's bodyguard still running?
Hitler's bodyguard's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Hitler's bodyguard?
Hitler's bodyguard is classified as Documentary.