Hitler and the Lords of Evil: The Rise, Betrayal, and Downfall of Hitler’s Inner Circle

Hitler would be the fallen angel, the devil, the man who hypnotized and horrified an entire people and plunged the whole world into war. Alone, the Führer would have decided and planned everything. 0:00 🇩🇪 Hitler’s image as an infallible genius was a myth; he was a dilettante who did not like intellectual effort. He surrounded himself with a network of collaborators, including Hermann Goering, Joseph Goebbels, and Heinrich Himmler. 10:36 🔥 Hitler recruits his closest allies and assigns them important roles in the Nazi party. 21:25 🔥 Joseph Goebbels rises to power as Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda and orchestrates the persecution of Jews in Germany. 32:56 💥 Hitler’s architect, Albert Speer, successfully completes the construction of the future chancellery of the Reich in just one year, impressing Hitler and solidifying his position as one of Hitler’s most influential advisors. 43:08 ⚠️ Hitler prepares for war and the Nazis begin their conquest of Europe, while Himmler oversees the implementation of the Holocaust. 53:46 🔍 Rudolf Hoess, the commandant of Auschwitz, and Dr. Joseph Mengele, who conducted medical experiments, were key figures in the atrocities committed at the camp. 1:02:14 😮 Goering’s disagreement with Hitler, Speer’s miracle of doubling armament production, and Goebbels’ efforts to rally the German people. 1:13:39 🔥 The collapse of the Reich is imminent as the Allies invade Normandy and Margit, a Jewish girl in hiding in Berlin, hears news of an assassination attempt on Hitler. 1:23:40 💀 The Nuremberg Trials result in the condemnation of Nazi war criminals, with Hermann Goering choosing to commit suicide rather than be hanged, and Albert Speer successfully portraying himself as ignorant of the Holocaust. Director: Fabien Vinçon