Episode
Hitler's Circle of Evil: Rise of the Sychophants
Overview
At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.
Details
- Series
- Hitler's Circle of Evil
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2018-08-12
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
Rise of the Sychophants is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Hitler's Circle of Evil. It aired on 2018-08-12. The runtime is 51 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 7: The Fall and Rise of Reinhard
SS head Heinrich Himmler orders his deputy Reinhard Heydrich to enact a plan of ethnic cleansing that becomes a blueprint for the Holocaust.
Episode 9: Beginning of the End
As the war fails, the inner circle responds with strategies to save itself, from plotting the Führer's assassination to negotiating with the allies.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: The Madness of Rudolf Hess
As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.
Episode 10: Meltdown
Exit strategies are put into action by the members of the inner circle when the Allies surround the capitol and Hitler perishes by his own hand.
Episode 5: The Berghof Set
As the country's economy falters, the Nazis plan invasions and a racial purge while the leaders of the inner circle fight to win Hitler's favor.
Episode 4: The Rise of Antisemitism
Himmler, Goebbels and Goering jockey for position while the Nazis rise to control Germany and plot to launch their vicious antisemitic programs.
Episode 3: Fall of Röhm
The stock market crash in the U.S. makes the Nazis seem prescient, but newfound respect means the party must be purged of rivalrous elements.
Episode 2: Regrouping
Imprisoned and his followers scattered, Hitler in 1923 seems to be finished, until he and Rudolf Hess devise a new strategy and a new path to power.
Episode 1: Heroes & Misfits
War heroes, disaffected workers, a wealthy playwright and an enigmatic veteran named Adolf Hitler create a movement fueled by mythology and racism.