Hitler's bodyguard

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   E1. How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked

   Feb 12, 2010 · 46m

   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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   E2. Early Attempts on Hitler's Life

   Feb 12, 2010 · 46m

   Beer hall brawls, street fighting, and several brushes with death marked Hitler's rise to power in the stormy politics of interbellum Germany.

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   E3. Kill the new Chancellor

   Feb 26, 2010 · 46m

   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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   E4. Night of the Long Knives

   Mar 5, 2010 · 46m

   In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.

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   E5. Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler

   Mar 12, 2010 · 46m

   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.

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   E6. Kill Hitler Before War Starts

   Mar 19, 2010 · 46m

   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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