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Part One: Julius Streicher: The Other Hitler

Behind the Bastards

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Julius Caesar's Life and Times

In 1921, Julius Stryker founded the German Workers Party. The party was trying to merge with a right-wing political party in order to become more electorally viable. Hitler is brought in as a spy by the army and becomes an important figure for the DSP. But he's also at odds with some members of his own party because they don't like how loudly he speaks. In 1922, the two parties start talking about merging but it doesn't happen until later that same year.

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