3 Hours of Facts About the Collapse of Nazi Germany

From Hitler's disastrous Eastern Front gamble to the unimaginable atrocities of the Holocaust and the fiery collapse of the Third Reich, Rise of the Nazi Party follows the brutal final acts of Nazi Germany and the difficult path to a post-war world.

00:00 Hitler's Biggest Blunder
Fueled by hatred and overconfidence, Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union became one of WW2's greatest blunders. From early advances to the brutal winters, see how Operation Barbarossa turned into a nightmare for Germany, marking the downfall of the Nazi regime.

48:18 The Final Solution
The Nazi reign of terror is defined by their merciless genocide of the innocent Jewish population of Europe. In their rise to power they sowed the seeds of hatred amongst the German population, letting these unthinkable ideas take root before using every trick in the book to force them to accept the final solution.

01:36:21 End Game
As the Allies close in on Berlin, a ruined Germany is heading closer to defeat day by day. However, a fanatical Hitler, a shadow of his former self is determined to hang on until the very end. In these final days of his "thousand year Reich" even his closest allies were weighing up their options.

02:24:02 Aftermath
In 1945, Germany's defeat revealed the horrific crimes of the Nazi regime. Determined to prevent such atrocities from ever happening again, the Allies embarked on the daunting task of denazification. This video explores the Allies' strategy to re-educate the German people, dismantle the Nazi infrastructure, and bring war criminals to justice.

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