Hitler's Countdown To War

Season 1

In 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This is the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. A war that wouldn't have happened without the actions taken by Hitler in this period. To understand how it happened we need to understand him. In this series, we're telling the story of these 18 months through the eyes of Hitler himself.

20203 episodes

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S1 E1 - Episode 1
December 31, 2019
45min
16+
On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the first episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler began to drag the world towards a devastating war.
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S1 E2 - Episode 2
December 31, 2019
45min
16+
On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the second episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world ever closer to war by attacking the Jews at home and launching another military invasion abroad.
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S1 E3 - Episode 3
December 31, 2019
45min
16+
On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the final episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world to war.
Watch with a free Prime trial