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Night of the Long Knives

Season 1 Episode 3 | 55m 45s

See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base. His advisors persuade him to destroy the Nazi stormtroopers and their leader – one of his oldest friends – to make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force.

Aired: 11/23/20 | Expires: 06/13/21
Extras
After Stalingrad, Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany from the abyss.
It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. German troops are desperate.
Facing defeat, resistance builds as Hitler pushes Germany to untold destruction.
The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base.
The Storm Troopers start to become a threat.
Himmler plans to exploit Röhm’s weakness to eliminate him and the Storm Troopers.
Edgar Jung, a right-wing intellectual, secretly plots Hitler’s downfall.
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.
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After Stalingrad, Hitler leaves it to the men around him to pull Germany from the abyss.
It’s 1942, and Hitler has just lost the Battle of Moscow. German troops are desperate.
The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.
Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state.
See the events that propel Hitler from the fringes to the heart of the government.