How The Nazi Puppet Government Betrayed The French People | Nazi Collaborators

Led by Victor Arajs, the Arajs Kommando worked with the Nazis to commit countless atrocities, including the infamous Rumbula massacre. Discover the uncomfortable truth behind Latvia's most notorious collaborators, and the post-war efforts to bring justice to its leader. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

In November 1923, Adolf Hitler's audacious attempt to overthrow the Weimar government, known as the Beer Hall Putsch, fails disastrously. The coup results in Hitler's arrest and imprisonment, and the support for the Nazi Party halves. After his release and a change in tactics, Hitler continues to struggle to gain significant political traction as the situation in Germany appears to be improving. Even with his impassioned speeches and propaganda efforts, led by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazis fail to attract a substantial following. This documentary delves into Hitler's persistent political failures until a financial crisis eventually opened the door for his rise to power. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

Jim Moffat of the Royal Canadian Air Force was shot down over occupied Belgium in WW2. As the only survivor from his plane he endured an unbelievable fight for survival. From evading the Gestapo to fighting with the French Resistance, this is his incredible story. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

After Adolf Hitler seized power in 1933, his Nazi party ruled the whole of Germany. For the next 6 years, the German people lived under this ruthless dictatorship having no idea that they were spiralling towards the biggest conflict in human history. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

Fewer people have changed the landscape of the modern world than Adolf Hitler. His rise to power and transformation of Nazi Germany in the 1930s would go on to start a worldwide conflict leaving millions dead and leaving marks on history still felt today. This is his life story, from childhood to the his bunker under Berlin. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on

By early September 1914, the German advance had reached within 30 miles of the French capital. Executing a modified version of the Schlieffen Plan, designed to quickly attack France through neutral Belgium before turning southwards to encircle the French army on the border, the German army had made significant inroads into enemy territory. But after a series of successful counter-offensives by the French and British armies, the German Army was forced to retreat and ultimately dug in north of the Aisne River. This signified an end to mobile warfare and an introduction to static warfare - a stalemate that would last for the next three years… In this episode, Luke Tomes joins the Imperial German Army on the Western Front, where he’ll find out whether conditions were any different to those on the opposing side of No Man’s Land - how new, ingenious strategies would shape your experience on the battlefield and determine your chances of survival… So the question is, could you survive the trenches as a German soldier during the First World War? Filmed at: La Main De