Rise of the Nazis (2019): S01E02 – The First Six Months in Power

Introduction The Rise of the Nazis is a BBC documentary series. First shown in September 2019, it focuses on how Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power and dismantled democracy in early 1930s Germany. A second series, focussing on the Eastern Front, followed in 2022. Outline Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle…

Andrew Marshall

20/02/2022

1–2 minutes

Adolf Hitler, History, Military Documentary, War, World War Two

Introduction

The Rise of the Nazis is a BBC documentary series.

First shown in September 2019, it focuses on how Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power and dismantled democracy in early 1930s Germany. A second series, focussing on the Eastern Front, followed in 2022.

Outline

Discover the measures Chancellor Hitler takes to dismantle the German state. The Nazis have the power to ban free speech, books are burned, and Jewish people, gay people and those holding anti-Nazi beliefs begin to disappear.

Rise of the Nazis Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 09 September 2019.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes (per episode).
Country: UK.
Language: English.