World War Two

Season 9 Episode 14: How to Declare a Live Person Legally Dead - Q2 1936

In Q2 1936, Adolf Hitler consolidated power after the Rhineland gamble, tightening the machinery of dictatorship while projecting strength abroad. As Hermann Göring took control of Germany’s economic lifelines and Heinrich Himmler centralized the police, the regime accelerated its transformation into a fully integrated police state. Behind Olympic pageantry and propaganda triumphs like Max Schmeling’s victory, the Nazi system deepened repression. Courts enforced the Nuremberg Laws with chilling logic, reducing Jewish citizens to a state of “civil death,” while Joseph Goebbels expanded total control over media and public discourse.

Genre:

Documentary, War & Politics

Seasons:

9

Episodes:

391

Cast:

Indy Neidell

Quality:

HD

Duration:

17 min

First Air:

2018

Rating:

8.0