Hitler's Bodyguard
Watch the series that goes in depth about Hitler, The Third Reich, and everyone involved. From the beginnings of back room small party politics, to the end as the most hated regime of all time. Watch the many conspiracies against Hitler, and the conspiracies Hitler hatches himself.
- 2008-2010
- 1 season
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
Watch the series that goes in depth about Hitler, The Third Reich, and everyone involved. From the beginnings of back room small party politics, to the end as the most hated regime of all time. Watch the many conspiracies against Hitler, and the conspiracies Hitler hatches himself.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2010
Episode 1
How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked
47 mins
In the 1920s, Hitler recruited street-fighting bullies to guard party meetings. They would soon become known as the SA. As Hitler's career evolved, the SA grew and their rival SS was created and competed for the powerful position of guarding Hitler.
Episode 2
Early Attempts on Hitler's Life
47 mins
Beer hall brawls, street fighting, and several brushes with death marked Hitler's rise to power in the stormy politics of interbellum Germany.
Episode 3
Kill the New Chancellor!
47 mins
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.
Episode 4
Night of the Long Knives
47 mins
In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.
Episode 5
Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler
47 mins
As the Nazis amped up their anti-Semitic and expansionist activities, Jewish groups, Soviet Communists, and Otto Strasser's rival Black Front all targeted Hitler.
Episode 6
Kill Hitler Before War Starts
47 mins
By 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.
Episode 7
Bombs and Paranoia
47 mins
Convinced that a failed bomb plot had roots in England, a Gestapo counterintelligence officer engineered an elaborate sting to snatch British agents.
Episode 8
Dangerous Car Journeys
47 mins
Hitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.
Episode 9
Flights Into Danger
47 mins
Hitler appreciated the power of aircraft, not only as a military weapon, but as a political tool. During the early 1930s, he hired aircraft for election campaigning, often facing weather and mechanical problems, as well as specific assassination attempts.
Episode 10
Hitler's Dangerous Train Journeys
47 mins
British operatives targeted Hitler's special train, the Führer-Sonderzug--a rolling fortress on rails--despite its heavy armor and tight security measures.
Episode 11
Attempts to Kill Hitler at the Wolf's Lair
47 mins
Heavily camouflaged and fortified, Hitler's military headquarters in Poland saw several assassination attempts--including one that came closest to succeeding.
Episode 12
Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof
47 mins
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.
Episode 13
Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker
47 mins
One member of Hitler's inner circle later claimed to have contemplated flooding the Fuhrer's Berlin bunker with nerve gas as the Allies closed in.