The battles on the Eastern Front are viewed by many as the defining conflict of WWII.

Barbarossa Rise of the Nazis

Premiered April 12, 2022
Barbarossa

The battles on the Eastern Front, a campaign that saw some of the most brutal and inhumane warfare in all of history, are viewed by many as the defining conflict of the Second World War.

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Rise of the Nazis

See how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rise to power. In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.

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