At the height of his power, Adolf Hitler seemed unstoppable, conquering Europe and commanding unwavering loyalty from the German people. Yet behind the façade of Nazi unity lay cracks that would lead to catastrophic failures. This episode delves into Rudolf Hess's shocking defection, the propaganda machine's desperate attempts to maintain Hitler's image, and the disastrous invasion of the Soviet Union. As reality set in, with the frozen Russian winter and the entry of the United States into the war, Hitler's missteps revealed how the Nazi regime had begun to crumble.
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