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Hitler's Bodyguard

Season 1
How did Adolf Hitler manage to survive more than 40 assassination attempts--some by his own generals? Using captured SS documents and eyewitness interviews, this documentary series reveals the secrets of the elite bodyguards who swore loyalty oaths to the Führer himself. It explains how Hitler cultivated rivalries among his security services to ensure his safety, and how his purposefully unpredictable behavior saved his life several times. Carefully assembled archival footage offers rare glimpses inside Hitler's infamous strongholds--the Berghof, the Wolf's Lair, and the Berlin bunker. Computer-generated graphics detail the security measures used in his trains, planes, and touring cars. And meticulous re-enactments bring lost incidents to life. In 13 riveting episodes, this Military Channel favorite brings fresh, fascinating context to the 20th century's most evil and destructive tyrant.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked
    February 11, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Hitler's personal protection squad grew from a few fiercely loyal, handpicked ruffians into an army with a complicated structure and intense internal competition.
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  2. S1 E2 - Early Attempts on Hitler's Life
    February 9, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    As Adolf Hitler clawed his way closer to power, his extremist policies brought him a host of enemies, some of whom were only too eager to see him dead.
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  3. S1 E3 - Kill the New Chancellor!
    February 25, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    During Hitler's first year in office--as he steered Germany abruptly towards tyranny--he faced no fewer than a dozen attempts on his life.
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  4. S1 E4 - Night of the Long Knives
    March 4, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    As Adolf Hitler brutally consolidated his dictatorship in Germany and wiped out all opposition, the most serious threat to his rule came from an unexpected source - one of his oldest comrades who led the massive paramilitary army, which had played a vital role in bringing him to power.
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  5. S1 E5 - Jewish and Émigré Attempts to Kill Hitler
    March 11, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Prague's Black Front poses a particular threat shortly after Hitler becomes Chancellor as German Jews try to strike back against Nazi officials. But Hitler's security proved equal to the task of keeping him alive.
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  6. S1 E6 - Kill Hitler Before the War Starts
    March 18, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    By 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.
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  7. S1 E7 - Bombs and Paranoia
    March 25, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    During 1938, Hitler annexed Austria and the German speaking areas of Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich. Faced with whole populations of hostile people, the 'Desert Fox' elite army unit was formed.
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  8. S1 E8 - Dangerous Car Journeys
    April 1, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Hitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.
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  9. S1 E9 - Flights Into Danger
    April 8, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Hitler employed a former World War 1 air ace Hans Baur as his personal pilot, and the Fuehrer was so impressed by his skill that he never allowed anyone else to fly him again. Baur became one of his key bodyguards, and his skill was critical when war came.
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  10. S1 E10 - Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys
    April 15, 2010
    47min
    13+
    British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.
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  11. S1 E11 - Attempts to Kill Hitler at the Wolf's Lair
    April 22, 2010
    47min
    13+
    The Wolfschanze - his Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg - was the most famous of Hitler's military headquarters. Deep in the forests of East Prussia, it was from here that the Nazi warlord directed the titanic battles against the Soviet Union which would decide the fate of his Third Reich.
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  12. S1 E12 - Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof
    April 29, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Hitler's Alpine retreat in Bavaria offered opportunities for a pistol-packing German officer, a sniper, a long-range bombing raid, and even an aerial assault by the Allies.
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  13. S1 E13 - Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker
    May 6, 2010
    47min
    TV-14
    Hitler's last gasp offensive, the Battle of the Bulge, had been defeated and he fled back to Berlin. Now, as the Soviet juggernaut smashed its way into the heart of the Nazi capital, Hitler was left to make the choice - should he kill himself, or should he face the wrath of the world he had devastated?
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Content advisory
Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Jonathan MartinPhilip Nugus
Producers
Philip Nugus
Cast
Robert Powell (Narrator)
Studio
Athena
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