Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat its mistakes. Join historian Simon J. James for a biweekly documentary podcast and delve into famous and forgotten moments of the past. Explore the rise and the fall of Nazi Germany, resistance within the Third Reich, discover war criminals in West German politics, Prussia's Glory and the tyrannical characters of the German Empire, coming to you every other Monday.
Hitler's Swiss Enclave - The Story of Wilhelm Gustloff
As the Third Reich rises in Germany, Switzerland suffers with its own problems with National Socialism, and its own identity. Overshadowed by its neighbours, fractured by its cantons, the nation has to face to the real threat that Hitler's national socialism brings, both outside and within. This conflict is further exasperated as Hitler's henchman, Wilhelm Gustloff, rule over a small enclave with an iron fist.
Discover, Hitler's Swiss Enclave and the story of the Wilhelm Gustloff only on Achtung! History.
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Achtung! History is presented by Simon J, James. Follow Achtung! History on Twitter (https://twitter.com/achtunghistory).
1 Dec 2021
Resistance: The Edelweißpiraten
In this episode of Achtung! History Simon J. James returns to the tales of resistance to the National Socialist regime of Germany.
It is a common perception that the National Socialist regime of Germany (1933-1945) was a totalitarian one. But was it as totalitarian as popular culture has led us to believe. In this episode of Resistance, Simon J. James looks into the resistance that existed amongst the youth of the German nation and in doing so explores the history and ideology of the Hitler Youth. Follow as he looks into one specific group, without political conviction but united in their disgust of all things National Socialist, the Edelweißpiraten, and how they tested the limits of Hitler's totalitarian state.
In the production of this episode, Simon would like to express his thanks to the resources of both The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand, without which this episode would not have been possible.
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8 Nov 2021
The Man with a Thousand Faces Act II
He was one of the greatest conmen of the 20th century, but after the failed Kapp Putsch in Berlin 1920 he was persona non grata in most European nations. So how did Ignatius Trebitsch continue to strive to find steal his place in the world?
Discover the continuing act of this most audacious tale.
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