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Hitler Part 15: Rise to Power, Unassailable Führer—Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall

In mid-1930, under Hitler's command, Germany's armed forces expand at an alarming rate

To ward off the Western Allies, Hitler takes a trip to Venice to visit Mussolini.

Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper.

Installed as Chancellor, Hitler briefs his army chiefs to prepare for war.

Pinochet consolidates control, creating a terrifying new secret police force...

The touchpaper is lit. President Allende realises he’s been double-crossed...

In September 1973, Augusto Pinochet seizes power in Chile following a coup d’état.

As Hitler-mania sweeps the land, the Nazis win an election landslide.

Hitler’s fame brings scrutiny & scandal and one personal tragedy could derail everything.

Adolf Hitler, at large once again, finds himself barred from public life.