How to Take Over the World· Folge 134

Adolf Hitler (Part 3)

Donnerstag, 14. Mai 2026 · 2 h 02

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In part 3, we explore how Hitler went from taking over Europe to losing everything.

Introduction

Reichstag Fire

Working Toward the Führer

Night of the Long Knives

Rearmament

Rhineland Reoccupation

Berlin Olympics

Anschluss

Sudetenland

Czechoslovakia

Pact With Stalin

Phony War

Norway to Fall of France

Dunkirk and Aftermath

Battle of Britain Blitz

Barbarossa

Wolfsschanze And Early Confidence

Genocidal War

Winter Pushback

War With America Declared

Operation Blue

Stalingrad Catastrophe

Kursk And Lost Initiative

Allies Coordinate Axis Fractures

Unconditional Surrender Debate

D Day And July Plot

Bunker Collapse And Suicide

Conclusion

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Sources:⁠

Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw⁠⁠

Hitler: Beyond Evil and Tyranny by RHS Stolfi

⁠⁠Hitler: A Global Biography by Brendan Simms

⁠⁠In His Own Words: The Essential Speeches of Adolf Hitler by CJ Miller⁠

⁠Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler (New Ford Translation)⁠

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