How The Nazis Lost the War

Germany's allies leading into WWII were limited to a few despots and dictators. But all of these relationships were doomed from the start and Germany's choice of strange bedfellows would come back to haunt them and they would ultimately pay a high price for those decisions.

As Germany became overstretched during WWII, Hitler and Goebbels promoted Wonder Weapons as the path to victory. This blind belief in technology as the ultimate saviour of the Reich became a critical drag on the Nazi war effort.

This episode examines what part Hitler's almost daily injection of opioids and methamphetamine played in his murderous regime. Did his heavy drug use fuel an already delusional character? Hitler's megalomania and his increasingly unstable personality proved to be one of the Allies greatest weapons and ultimately led to the destruction of Germany.

The Nazi leadership was ambitious, ruthless and cutthroat. The biggest names in the Nazi Germany hierarchy appeared to be working together but behind the scenes it was a different story. Nepotism, corruption and fear were rife... and it led to their ruin.

In order to realise the Aryan ideal, the Nazis were encumbered by a second ideological war. A decision which would ultimately undermine its ability to win WWII and led to the deaths of millions.

[Final Episode] Early victories in WWII gave Hitler a delusional over-confidence but when the mistakes started they came thick and fast and in the end hubris and self-interest led to ultimate defeat at the hands of the allies.