World War Two

Season 8, Episode 13

Episode Title: The Man Hitler Needs for Civil War, Ernst Röhm Returns! - Rise of Hitler 13, January 1931

Air Date: 2025-03-22

Overview:

January 1931 starts with violence, economic collapse, and Nazi upheaval in Germany. Hitler secretly meets with army chief Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, while Ernst Röhm returns to take command of the Nazi paramilitary SA. As hundreds of thousands of miners face mass layoffs and brutal crackdowns, the republic’s future hangs in the balance—how long can democracy hold on?