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Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives

Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall

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The Death of Dolfus

President Hindenburg has barely left Neudek these past months. He's armed with the knowledge that he was the one who signed Germany over to Hitler. At this point, any notion of a Rome-Berlin axis is a long way off. The very next day, August 2nd at 9am, Hindenburg breeds his last. In the moment of his passing, Adolf Hitler ascends to his newly designated role as Führer and Chancellor of Germany.

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