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Chaos and Consent

Episode 2 of 6

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.

A look at the extraordinary popularity of both Hitler and the Nazis, as well as the astonishing degree of voluntary support ordinary Germans gave the infamous Gestapo.

Despite the popular mythology of Nazi efficiency, Dr Gunter Lohse, a former German Foreign Office official and member of the Nazi party, recalls that behind the scenes 'it was total chaos'.

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Tue 27 May 202501:50
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NarratorSamuel West
ProducerLaurence Rees

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