Adolf Hitler, a disillusioned army veteran, joined the German Workers’ Party in Munich in 1919. In 1920, he was put in charge of the party’s propaganda and left the army to improve his position within the party, which was renamed National Socialist German Workers’ Party. Hitler became the leader of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, initiating World War II and the Holocaust based on his ideology of territorial expansion and racial supremacy.
Hitler used propaganda, violence, and charisma to build a mass movement and seize control of the country. After being appointed chancellor in 1932 by German President Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler used his skills, timing, and allies to seize control of the country. In 1934, after the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler became the absolute dictator of Germany under the title Fuhrer.
Hitler’s rise to power traces back to 1919 when he joined the German Workers’ Party that became the Nazi Party. With his oratorical skills and use of propaganda, Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party who rose to become dictator of Germany. He orchestrated the deaths of six Jews and is unquestionably the central figure in the story of the Holocaust.
In 1933, the Nazi Party transformed from a small, violent, revolutionary party to the largest elected party in the Reichstag. With the death of German President Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor Adolf Hitler became the absolute dictator of Germany under the title Fuhrer, or “Leader”. Adolf Hitler was the unremarkable artist who rose to become the dictator of Germany and the instigator of the Holocaust.
📹 How did Hitler rise to power? – Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard
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📹 Life Under Adolf Hitler: The First Years Of Nazi Germany
In January 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany with promises of peace and economic recovery. However, his true agenda …
This is a good summary, however the role of France and England in forcing war reparations upon Germany – as if Germany were solely responsible for WWI – and redistributing German colonies amongst themselves, should not be ignored. In contrast, the US President Wilson behaved far more responsibly, refusing to take over German colonies.
All because one driver took a wrong turn. Edit: Yes obviously there was much more that happened before Franz Ferdinand was killed that led to WW1. My comment was meant as a joke, as in not meant to be taken seriously. You don’t need to go on a rant in the reply section about everything else that led to the war, relax and learn to take a joke.
It’s great that the same type of problems this article is talking about: division based on politics, race, economics, etc is clearly on display in the comments. Everyone mentioning the opposite political side like it’s some team sport while failing to realize they’re falling for the exact type of problem this article talks about.
This is very timely until this day. I hope people would see more of this and let their conscience speak for themselves so as not to fall into the trap of misinformation and bigotry out of too much hatred against one group that receives the false blame to all the problems of the society. Greetings from the Philippines this 2022.
One thing you can learn from his rise is the following: If one radical little man can turn millions of people into murderers or supporters of murder… then anyone could turn millions of people into good people too. EDIT: Many here say that being “good” is harder. That is right. But what if you website the greed into doing something that doesn’t hurt others. Climate action for example. You can say “Hey people, be nice to nature” no one will care. If you say “Hey people, you’ll earn big money investing in this new technology!!! (Oh and btw it is good for the enviroment too)”
“how fragile democratic institutions can be in the face of angry crowds”, I feel this sentence speaks to my country a lot. How the politic dramas keep happening here and there. Some has a way of calming ‘the angry crowds’ with money, even when they don’t know what they are doing. Play of emotions, everyone?
Sadly, it is an inherent flaw of Democracy. If the people are blinded by fear, anger, and/or hate, they make irrational decisions based on revenge. Humanity, learn not to hate, but to forgive. Revenge after revenger, the blood shed will never end, unless if one side decides to forgive, or if one side was to die. But the surviving side will not be held as heros, but tyrants, and the world will turn against them. Thus adding more blood shed. Our humanity is cursed, because we love. Because we love, we hate. We divide amongst ourselves as enemies and allies. Them and us. Humans are powerful creatures, but fragile in heart. Ignorant in mind, but wise in spirit. A society that fights among themselves is destined to fall. Unless it learns to love and forgive itself.
Now this is a story all about how My life got flipped turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Berlin In Austria-Hungary born and raised At the art school is where I spent most of my days Chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool And painting watercolors outside of the school When a couple of Allies who were up to no good Started making trouble in my neighborhood I got in one little Reich and Weimar got scared They said “You’re movin’ with Uncle Hindenburg in Berlin, so there!”
The first day I decided to learn new words about politics, I chose that article. I wrote the new words in the notebook, searched their meanings and listened that vid again a lot of times that I am confident to understand each word. But just in the context of this vid. I need more time and access them on different contexts to penetrate exactly their meanings
This is why modern democracy has separated the “military” from the “politics”. In today’s democratic world, the top military leaders aren’t allowed to make public announcements or meet the press directly. Separating the military and the politics did the trick here. Else, it has been shown multiple times in the past, that a person who both has political power as well as military control will end up ruling the country. This is why democracy is slow. No single person will have enough power to pass on orders all by themselves. Thus, for any order to pass on, they must go through the bureaucratic process.
I am perusal this from the year 2023 and I think every American needs to see this article NOW. Our republican party became a post-democracy institution in 2021. And we are on the exact path to becoming a fascist country in 2025 as they describe in this article with the big orange man as they were in Germany with the Austrian painter
Also the conditions placed on Germany at the end of WW1 were far too harsh and divided Germany into new countries while creating massive hardship and resentment. It created a strong tension to reunite the German people and allowed a lot of the initial moves of the 3rd Reich to be tolerated by the western powers.
“…..So how did it happen, and could it happen again?” It could and It is currently underway in America. If you don’t believe that you need to wake up. If you think this couldn’t happen again in this current modern age, you are wrong. If you’re an American with the ability to vote, take action now, or be on the wrong side of history.
Great article with a lot of chronological events that piece together Hitler’s rise however, Hitler’s rise can not be explained without mentioning Joseph Goebbels influence. Lastly, more detail on the flaws of democracy for example article 48 and historiography would have helped create a more well rounded consensus. 👍🏼
In the past, times of great inspiration in a group of people manifested in military power and war making that place or country in happened the most powerful country in the world. This power of inspiration comes and goes, the Italians are not Romans, Germans are no longer Natzi’s etc. Our past was inspired by hate, fear, confusion, war and despair, it had to be that way to get to where we are now. We can now learn the truth as it relates to conscious life. Inspiration can now begin to manifest as peace, love, unity and understanding. Search Truth Contest and read the top entry called The Present.
This is a very good introduction or overview to Hitler’s rise to power. There were many German cultural and political features, along with once-in-a-century world events, that made this unique to Germany at that time. Supposed resemblances to America under the previous administration are at best superficial. I won’t say that American democracy is airtight and unsinkable, but to see parallels between America in 2016-2020 and Germany in 1918-1934 is fevered paranoia.
Jews in Germany at that time were perceived nearly identically to asians in Vancouver/Canada in the present day. The two different countries and groups draw extremely similar parallels and we can see a bit of history repeating if we are not careful. Most people do not see this so I hope more people do. Canada and the city of Vancouver continues to have this unaddressed issue which may lead to history repeating itself and tragedy in the future where the issue will be another lesson in the history books. We cannot let history ever repeat itself. ✊
Suffering lead to nationalism, nationalism lead to power, power lead to destruction, destruction lead to enemies, enemies lead to war, war leads to deaths, deaths lead to defeat, defeat lead to discovery, discovery lead to knowledges, knowledges lead to power, power lead to nuclear war/cold war, Nucold war lead to terrorism, terrorism lead to unknown?
Growing up as a German kid in 1945 during the final days of WWII was surreal and terrifying. I remember hiding in the basement with my family as the air raids shook our entire town. The adults spoke in hushed tones about the front lines getting closer, and we could hear distant explosions that seemed to inch closer every day. My father had been away fighting, and we hadn’t heard from him in months. My friends and I would play in the rubble of bombed-out buildings, not fully understanding the gravity of the destruction around us, but knowing deep down that our world would never be the same. I remember when the Allied soldiers marched into our town. There was a strange mix of fear and relief; we were scared of what might happen, but we also knew the war was finally over. Food was scarce, and we had to make do with whatever we could find. My mother traded her wedding ring for a loaf of bread, and I’ll never forget the sadness in her eyes when she handed it over. Even after the war ended, it felt like we were living in the shadow of what had happened. The stories we heard about the concentration camps, the devastation across Europe, and the loss of so many lives were impossible to fully comprehend as a child. It was a time of rebuilding and coming to terms with the truth, as we tried to figure out what our future could look like in a country that had been left in ruins.
I’ll never understand how anyone ever thought he was charismatic. People still comment on this so called charisma. It’s profoundly confusing to me. It has nothing to do with his politics. Well aside from that, his appearance, his movements, his gestures, are so awkward, sad and pathetic. Was charisma very different in the 30s and 40s? No I don’t think so. There are other well known figures of that time who endure and when I see them I fully understand their appeal. What gives here? Just that he got millions to go along with it? Millions of who? What kind of people were these? They might all have been idiots with very low standards.
“Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -Matthew 3:2 KJV “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” – 1 John 5:12 KJV “…Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. “-Acts 16:30-31 KJV “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” -Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” -Matthew 24:35 KJV
What generates fear? 🤔 Fear is emotional- neural reaction to expectation, based on past experience, of pain/suffering coming up and so the consciousness tries to alert entire human system via generating reaction of fear so that we mobilize to stand up to a threat 🤔🤪 just thinking… :))) of course we need mind to oversee emotional override reaction.. ideally.. if we practice ability to stay aware and contemplative no matter what. Plus, Jews are thriving minority (ironically and educationally for us all – due to hardships… my Jewish father taught me that to thrive in anti-semitic soviets where I was born, we must be not just good but great in heart and mind.. study a lot.. be kind in disputes… the push was always evolve, evolve, evolve)
We have politicians in both parties here in America getting rich off war today. Paid by lobbyist and washing money through ukraine aid. Would that be fact or conspiracy theory in 80 years if they win their war on the 1st amendment and eventually control the narrative through subversion and persecution? We are essentially Germany in the the early 1930s right now.
Its an election in sweden, l never would have belived that this party would find its way back but for some reason it have,😥 Swedish democrats have grown from election to election and may win this year and l feel like our diverse/beatiful sweden is geting damaged by hate and money obsession by this old nationalistic party.😔 l am honesty really sad and scared what they will do when they get there power.😥
FYI: what the National Socialists proceeded to do in ‘33 to subjugate the trade unions de jure, the Bolsheviks did de facto to the trade unions in the U.S.S.R. Trade unions under the Bolsheviks existed in name only and were, even under Lenin, subject to utter control by the State via the Communist Party. Under Stalin, who remained every bit the dedicated Bolshevik as Lenin (and Trotsky, for that matter) the trade unions were denied any kind of independence and were subject to the demands deriving from the requirements of the State via the Communist Party; the workers that were members of trade unions were directed accordingly; typically under threat of arrest and confinement to a Gulag. While I think the National Socialists were worse than Bolsheviks; I think this given the National Socialists plan for conquered territories after the war; don’t be fooled by the notion that somehow National Socialists treated the workers under their authority worse than the Bolsheviks treated their workers.
For all the people who comment on how terrible AH is? Franklin D. Roosevelt followed the same plan (sans, Jew hating). This is all 20/20 hindsight. AH and Goebbles were horrific psychopaths. In U.S. we just lucky? Our culture and govt/Constitution were stronger than Germany? We were more pluralistic? More individualistic? IDK. Many first-hand accounts say it was a near thing for the U.S. Don’t look down on Germany. The Between the Wars Years were insane. Current events are not even a patch on the wheel of 1933.
I wonder if there was time ……in Hitlers private mind…..where he doubted himself and his methods and vision…I guess when his human consciousness occasionally surfaced he knocked it all back with ice and morpheme chasers…Imagine if he had had used his talents for good…The mind boggles at what humans are capable of…I favor Gods animal creation…with considerable bias…I guess he just got carried away and committed genocide.
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage documentary about this cycle practiced by several 3rd world authorities during the Cold War years which exerted previous problems one upon another until either one border war or internal civil wars rearranging political play cards 🃏…thanks for sharing
I was just looking at the NSDAP artifacts I bought from the Gettysburg Museum of History right when your notification popped up lol. I bought a 2 Reichsmark silver coin from 1938 (most were destroyed during denazification) an original Kennkrat Wherpass Soldbuch and last but not least a black wound badge (US equivalent of a purple heart) that was brought home by a US veteran. All of which come with certificates of authenticity. Best money I’ve ever spent. Now it’s put up safe with all my US stuff from that time. Edit: forgot to mention it all just came in the mail today.
Trump is, likewise, a candidate who just wants peace and unity, and to restore the glory and dignity of the downtrodden American people. And, according to his pick for VP, simply being a US citizen does not make you American, apparently you also have to have the right kind of god and the right kind of blood. Will we ever learn?
Modern day jews are the Tamil Brahmins community in Tamil Nadu ( an indian state) who were ostracized by Dravidian philosophy( coined by Christian missionary Caldwell in 1826) in the 1950’s by creating caste conflicts, occupy power and support missionary activities. History repeated itself in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Time is ripe for all Hindus to show their solidarity behind Tamil Hindu Brahmin community.. Jaihind 🙏🙏💐💐🇮🇳🇮🇳
this entire documentary can be fit into a youtube short article… such long documentaries are for those who aren’t very good with time management yet. Or there has to be a youtube short outlining all critical details of this documentary within a minute so for those who want to spend more time musing over the info can watch this doc article.
This is one of the few documentaries that mentions that the nazis couldn’t define what a jew actually is. No one seems to talk about that. How do you say who is jewish and who isn’t? Based on their beliefs, their language, their looks? Being jewish is not a race. There are black jews, I have even seen an Asian jewish person. You can be jewish by descend but not practice the faith, not dress in traditional clothes or even look like a stereotypical jewish person. It’s amazing how people didn’t see through the propaganda back then.
What if I told you that every lesson in history you ever learned… Every story you’ve ever been told… Every movie and documentary you have ever seen before… And every single day since the days of the evil dictator has been completely and utterly false or at the very least it’s been as distorted as humanly possible without blurring it out completely? Sure I get it . I understand your mind and that immediate sense of self offense you have taken by the very idea of some nobody from the YouTube comment section saying something so utterly “false” in your eyes and understanding of what you know vs what you think you know. That all being said though.. as much of a nobody as I may appear to be aside… Every word I just told you is true. And as point of fact I would like to have the opportunity to provide proof of my outrageous claims before you commit to cancelling me. That is IF you don’t want to see your own child or children growing up and being let down and misled by the exact same powers that be that have let us all down for so many years and generations. It’s true that nobody is perfect but in the case of A.H .. the mans worst crime he ever committed was losing the war . As ironic and as outrageous as this is gonna seem.. the Jewish people have been labeled as the scapegoats of the war but In true life actuality it was in fact A.H who history has used as it’s ultimate scapegoat . It’s irony overload and even a bit humorous when one first learns of this revelation. No matter though.
23mins. Well this is a very long bow indeed. The purpose of taking back the Polish corridor was to make Germany whole again after having had that land stolen in the punitive measures laid out in the Versailles Treaty. The region which was once part of Germany still contained a great many Germans, and divided the nation by excising Prussia, which was completely vindictive, unnecessary and unjust.
I’ve watched many documentaries. This is among the worst. I would recommend you do a bit more research and use period correct footage. This said, dolfs first option was to simply remove the foreigners. America and every other nation did not want them. Palestine then controlled by the British also refussed to take them. The final solution was uncles last choice. Sadly, it’s really payed off well. Now Netanyahu can treat Palestinians in the exact same way. Yet, with no respect for history or Hypocrisy.
How about if Adolfo Hilter was actually a Nobleman named- “Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley”? One name is tied with horror… The other is unknown Austrian born who murdered Bavarian Soviet Kurt Eisner, held in cell 70 to be displaced by ‘Mien Kempf’ author, served in Munich Army of Germany during WW1, anti-semitic & part J€wish. One was common & plan with the other being highly educated know style. Which would’ve gotten ‘Hugo Boss’ to design SS uniforms & get wealthy industrialists to buy into his extreme plans? In our hearts & wisdom, we know the type of person to get people on a national effect to buy into- an Ivy League John Kerry, Barak Obama or George Bush type or would you put your faith in a homeless low educated commoner?
I thought this was well researched and put together. That and the professors and historians who commented on this were top notch. Just two things I’d like to throw in. First, the savings program that the German people invested in to buy a Volkswagen turned out to be a scam. Nobody who invested money into that ever received a Volkswagen and I think some of these people actually brought a lawsuit against the German government in 1950. Second, I have read through out my years that Adolf pushed to get troops into the Rhineland against the advice of the German military. Over the last year or so, I have heard and read that the German intelligence agencies knew ahead of time that the French and British wouldn’t oppose the reoccupation of the Rhineland so this wasn’t a big gamble after all.
I had a family member, who was German from what he remembered the first years of under the new control, Germany was amazing. The economy was back and stronger than ever. there were jobs all over of course, things started to notice be change for Jews, but my family wasn’t usually until the harsh end of that.
Do I want pitty with my storry no think twice before starting to rush a comment on the internet.. because every person every single one has a story of pain and deserves equal respect.. the day that hate and weapons aren’t going to be used to try to justify might money power is the day that never comes I hope it does for the sake of us Al but to the people who are randomly saying things on the internet old ww2 left scares wounds in the ❤ which cannot be healed.. for me and for my family and manny others and is by no means a joke so pls if you do your soul a favor and my ancestors and manny others show some respect❗️❗️❗️ and I mean this with Al of my flesh bones soul and my mind think about it before you start to type even if you think it’s genius it really isn’t enough said !!
The idea of making the Jews wear stars goes back about 1000 years to the old racial and religious wars. It was the reiteration of an ancient anti-sematic ideology rather than a novel solution to an assumed problem. It was oddity also, for anti-jewish ideas had a poor grounding in Germany– vast numbers of jews serving loyally in the Great war. France was the seat of traditional anti-semantic prejudices, as the Dryfus Affair shewed. The purpose of anti jew activity was to normalize public cruelty, raise a curtain of paranoia, establish an interior enemy, and justify policies like concentration camps. It was also wasteful and cost them the war in the final equation.
People are always saying.. I can’t believe how Israel could be doing what they are doing to the Palestinians after everything that’s happened to them. Perhaps one might begin to give the subject some critical thinking and then they will realize that Israel is able to behave with such malice to her neighbors because they themselves have no idea what it’s like to be ignored by the world and persecuted to near extinction. Hey now that’s a thought
Adolf Heusinger, Hitler’s Chief of Staff, became Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, 1961-1964 Hans Speidel, Rommel’s Chief of Staff, became Commander in Chief of NATO Forces Central Europe, 1957-1963 Johannes Steinhoff, Luftwaffe fighter ace, became Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, 1971-1974 Johan von Kielmansegg, General Staff Officer Wehrmacht High Command, became NATO Commander Allied Forces Central Europe, 1966-1968 Ernst Faber, Lt Col Wehrmacht General Staff, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1973-1975 Karl Schnell, First General Staff Officer 76th Panzer Corps, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1975-1977 Franz-Joseph Schulze, Senior Lieutenant Luftwaffe, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1977-1979 Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin, Adjutant Wehrmacht High Command, became Commander in Chief NATO Forces Central Europe, 1979-1983
Ninety years ago, in Germany, anti-Semitic tyranny was just taking hold. Eighty years ago, anti-Semitism was engaged in killing millions of Jews. A chillingly informative book “Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933-1949” David Cesarani OBE, explains a long, insidious process, mercilessly effective. Read the book – and weep.
The “Organization of Non-Aryan Christians” was not an organization for the rights of Jews. It was obviously an organization devoted to those who were “part Jewish” under German law, to try to get themselves classified even if informally, as some kind of honorary Aryans. A parallel in the US might be those who are have only a little bit of African ancestry, to form an organization to be classified as white. Of course in the US that would never fly because in the US we follow the “one drop rule” where if you are the slightest bit “Black” you might as well be 100% Black there are no exceptions.