World War Two

Season 8, Episode 12

Episode Title: How One Movie Drove Hitler’s Men Crazy - Rise of Hitler 12, December 1930

Air Date: 2025-03-20

Overview:

December 1930 plunges Germany deeper into chaos. Nazis and Communists join forces against Chancellor Brüning’s emergency decrees, while a shocking court decision boosts Hitler’s power. Violent riots erupt over the film “All Quiet on the Western Front,” and police uncover a terrifying communist bomb plot aimed at sparking civil war. With extremism rising, is Weimar democracy heading for disaster?