Hitler's Bodyguard
Episodes
S1 E1 - How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked
February 11, 201047minHitler's personal protection squad grew from a few fiercely loyal, handpicked ruffians into an army with a complicated structure and intense internal competition.Join PrimeS1 E2 - Early Attempts on Hitler's Life
February 9, 201047minAs Adolf Hitler clawed his way closer to power, his extremist policies brought him a host of enemies, some of whom were only too eager to see him dead.Join PrimeS1 E3 - Kill the New Chancellor!
February 25, 201047minDuring Hitler's first year in office--as he steered Germany abruptly towards tyranny--he faced no fewer than a dozen attempts on his life.Join PrimeS1 E4 - Night of the Long Knives
March 4, 201047minAs Adolf Hitler brutally consolidated his dictatorship in Germany and wiped out all opposition, the most serious threat to his rule came from an unexpected source - one of his oldest comrades who led the massive paramilitary army, which had played a vital role in bringing him to power.Join PrimeS1 E5 - Jewish and Émigré Attempts to Kill Hitler
March 11, 201047minPrague's Black Front poses a particular threat shortly after Hitler becomes Chancellor as German Jews try to strike back against Nazi officials. But Hitler's security proved equal to the task of keeping him alive.Join PrimeS1 E6 - Kill Hitler Before the War Starts
March 18, 201047minBy 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.Join PrimeS1 E7 - Bombs and Paranoia
March 25, 201047minDuring 1938, Hitler annexed Austria and the German speaking areas of Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich. Faced with whole populations of hostile people, the 'Desert Fox' elite army unit was formed.Join PrimeS1 E8 - Dangerous Car Journeys
April 1, 201047minHitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.Join PrimeS1 E9 - Flights Into Danger
April 8, 201047minHitler employed a former World War 1 air ace Hans Baur as his personal pilot, and the Fuehrer was so impressed by his skill that he never allowed anyone else to fly him again. Baur became one of his key bodyguards, and his skill was critical when war came.Join PrimeS1 E10 - Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys
April 15, 201047minBritish operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.Join PrimeS1 E11 - Attempts to Kill Hitler at the Wolf's Lair
April 22, 201047minThe Wolfschanze - his Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg - was the most famous of Hitler's military headquarters. Deep in the forests of East Prussia, it was from here that the Nazi warlord directed the titanic battles against the Soviet Union which would decide the fate of his Third Reich.Join PrimeS1 E12 - Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof
April 29, 201047minHitler'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.Join PrimeS1 E13 - Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker
May 6, 201047minHitler's last gasp offensive, the Battle of the Bulge, had been defeated and he fled back to Berlin. Now, as the Soviet juggernaut smashed its way into the heart of the Nazi capital, Hitler was left to make the choice - should he kill himself, or should he face the wrath of the world he had devastated?Join Prime
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- Violence alcohol use smoking foul language sexual content
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Directors
- Jonathan MartinPhilip Nugus
Producers
- Philip Nugus
Studio
- Athena
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