Hitler's bodyguard

2010 · 10h 11m · TMDB 6.2/10 (8 votes)

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About Hitler's bodyguard

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.

Status
Ended
TMDB rating
6.2/10 from 8 votes
Seasons
1
Episodes
13

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How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked episode still
S1 E146 min

How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked

Hitler's personal protection squad grew from a few fiercely loyal, handpicked ruffians into an army with a complicated structure and intense internal competition.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

Early Attempts on Hitler's Life episode still
S1 E246 min

Early Attempts on Hitler's Life

Beer hall brawls, street fighting, and several brushes with death marked Hitler's rise to power in the stormy politics of interbellum Germany.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E346 min

Kill the new Chancellor

During Hitler's first year in office--as he steered Germany abruptly towards tyranny--he faced no fewer than a dozen attempts on his life.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E446 min

Night of the Long Knives

In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E546 min

Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler

As the Nazis amped up their anti-Semitic and expansionist activities, Jewish groups, Soviet Communists, and Otto Strasser's rival Black Front all targeted Hitler.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E646 min

Kill Hitler Before War Starts

By 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.

TMDB 2.3/10 from 3 votes

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S1 E746 min

Bombs and Paranoia

Convinced that a failed bomb plot had roots in England, a Gestapo counterintelligence officer engineered an elaborate sting to snatch British agents.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E846 min

Dangerous Car Journeys

Hitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E946 min

Flights into Danger

Hitler 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.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E1046 min

Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys

British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E1146 min

Attempts to Kill Hitler at Wolf's Lair

Heavily camouflaged and fortified, Hitler's military headquarters in Poland saw several assassination attempts--including one that came closest to succeeding.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E1246 min

Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof

Hitler'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.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E1346 min

Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker

One 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.

TMDB 5.0/10 from 1 votes

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