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Hitler's Bodyguard

How Hitler's Bodyguard Worked
Hitler's personal protection squad grew from a few fiercely loyal, handpicked SS paramilitary organization into an army with a complicated structure and intense internal competition.
7.4 /10
Kill the New Chanchellor
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.
7.2 /10
Night of the Long Knives
In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.
7.4 /10
Kill Hitler Before War Starts
By 1938, people inside and outside Germany--including some of Hitler's senior military personnel--planned preemptive strikes against the Führer.
7.5 /10
Bombs and Paranoia
Convinced that a failed bomb plot had roots in England, a Gestapo counterintelligence officer engineered an elaborate sting to snatch British agents.
7.2 /10
Dangerous Car Journeys
Hitler liked to tour cheering crowds in a customized, open-top Grosser Mercedes and later a G4-a predilection that gave his bodyguards nightmares.
7.8 /10
Flights Into Danger
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.
7.7 /10
Nearly Assassinated at the Berghof
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.
7.7 /10
Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker
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.
7.6 /10
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