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Sounds,10 Jul 2024,30 mins

SeriesAdolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall

Hitler Part 6: The Early Years, Hitler’s Secret Book

Real Dictators

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The Nazis kickstart their media operation. Desperate to be an icon, Hitler pens a secret autobiography, where he compares his own rise to Jesus’s resurrection. French and Belgian troops cross the German border, while the economy goes into meltdown. Amidst the turmoil, the Nazis plot their very own coup d’état… This is Part 6 of 25.

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