Exploring the potential impact of Gregor Strasser taking the lead instead of Hitler, this chapter delves into the power dynamics and political intrigues within the Nazi party in 1932. It highlights the influence and downfall of Kurt Von Schleicher, the dynamics between General Kurt von Hammerstein and President von Hindenburg, and the role of Hindenburg in Hitler's rise to power amidst debates on his mental capacity.
There are a lot of Trump/Hitler comparisons being thrown around these days. So we went to the source, as chronicled by historian Timothy Ryback in his new book Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power. Ryback zooms in on the final six months before Adolf Hitler dissolved the government of the Weimar Republic, revealing that Nazi Germany was not inevitable. Kara and Ryback discuss the Berlin power players that misjudged Hitler’s bankrupt party, and the (not just rhetorical) similarities between the ascendance of Hitler and Donald Trump.
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