Chapter
The Origins of the SS and Its Power Struggle
32:02 - 39:02 (07:00)
The victory of the SS and power struggle with the Reich interior ministry was due to Hitler's decision to define Nazism's enemies beyond political opposition. Himmler and Heidrich felt this required an elaborate scenario justifying a permanent police state to defeat these enemies.
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Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heidrich created a scenario where Nazism's enemies went beyond the persecution of political opposition, and instead portrayed an all-pervasive and subtly camouflaged network of enemies who made necessary a sophisticated security system to detect and defeat them.
32:02 - 36:06 (04:04)
Summary
Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heidrich created a scenario where Nazism's enemies went beyond the persecution of political opposition, and instead portrayed an all-pervasive and subtly camouflaged network of enemies who made necessary a sophisticated security system to detect and defeat them. Heidrich identified the enemies as world Jewry, world Freemasonry, and political priests who abused freedom of religious expression for political reasons.
ChapterThe Origins of the SS and Its Power Struggle
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PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast discusses how Hitler's desire for power led to the organized mass genocide and raises the question of whether he had a grand scheme or simply an intense desire for personal power.
36:06 - 39:02 (02:56)
Summary
This podcast discusses how Hitler's desire for power led to the organized mass genocide and raises the question of whether he had a grand scheme or simply an intense desire for personal power.