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Helped into Power

Episode number: 1

Overview: By January 1933, Germany had voted for a chancellor who was openly opposed to democracy.

Chaos and Consent

Episode number: 2

Overview: A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.

The Wrong War

Episode number: 3

Overview: How Hitler found himself at war with Britain, a country whose achievements he admired.

The Wild East

Episode number: 4

Overview: New insights into the Nazi reign of terror in Poland.

The Road to Treblinka

Episode number: 5

Overview: How the invasion of the Soviet Union radicalised the Nazi policy against the Jews.

Fighting to the End

Episode number: 6

Overview: Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.