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202652 minPG-13documentary

The Path to World War

202652 minPG-13documentary

In late 1939, the Wehrmacht invaded Poland, supported by SS task forces tasked with eliminating Polish intelligence, as Hitler advanced his rearmament and war plans.

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The Path to World War

2026• 52 minPG-13

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In late 1939, the Wehrmacht invaded Poland, supported by SS task forces tasked with eliminating Polish intelligence, as Hitler advanced his rearmament and war plans.

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In late 1939, the Wehrmacht invaded Poland, accompanied by SS task forces tasked with eliminating Polish intelligence. This episode examines Adolf Hitler's unchecked rearmament and aggressive war strategies from 1935 to 1938, highlighting the complicity of France, Great Britain, and the United States, who hesitated to confront Nazi Germany. Historian Götz Aly reflects on the missed opportunities for intervention, emphasizing the critical decisions that shaped the early stages of World War II and the normalization of hate within German society.

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