
Early Years: The Stormtroopers Arrive
Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall
Hitler's Paramilitary Group
Hitler is determined to get on with assembling his own paramilitary group. There are plenty of fascists and bloodthirsty thugs in Bavaria that might be interested in joining the Nazi cause. The mass demobilization of troops after World War One has led to the emergence of Freikor, mercenary bands of ex-soldiers looking for a fight. Winning them over and keeping them all happy will be no mean feat. Luckily for him, Hitler is about to link up with a man who can steer him through these choppy waters.
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