6 episodes
TREASON: Claus von Stauffenberg and the plot to kill Hitler Brian Walters
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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In ten episodes, Treason tells the remarkable and true story of Claus von Stauffenberg and the plot to assassinate Hitler, In July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg was 36 years old. He was a brilliant staff officer, regarded by many, including Hitler, as the most brilliant in the German Army. He was a decorated war hero. He had been badly wounded in North Africa, losing his right hand, two fingers of his left hand, and his left eye: he could have sat out the war on a pension. He was married with four children, and his wife was pregnant with their fifth. He had everything to live for – and yet he was prepared to risk all that to try and rid the world of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.The gripping narrative follows Claus von Stauffenberg as the Nazis rise to unleash the Second World War across Europe, Claus's increasing disillusionment with the regime, and the process of building an insurrection against Hitler.We will hear about the many attempts on Hitler's life, and the courage and character of those in the German resistance who were prepared to act.
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Recovery and Resistance
Send us a Text Message.In February 1943, Hans and Sophie Scholl, students calling themselves ‘The White Rose’, were arrested for distributing leaflets calling for peace. The Nazis tried them for treason – and they were executed.In March 1943, in ‘Operation Flash’, conspirators made several attempts to assassinate Hitler. This culminated when they secreted an armed bomb onto his plane when he took off from Smolensk, in Russia. The failure of the bomb to explode remains a mystery. The following...
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War
Send us a Text Message.In November 1939, Georg Elser, acting alone, planted an immense bomb in the Beer Hall cellar in Munich. Using two high-precision clocks, he timed it to explode at the midpoint of Hitler’s annual speech commemorating the Beer Hall Putsch. Hitler attended as planned, and spoke from the podium just in front of the bomb – but then left early to oversee his planned attack on France.In April 1940, Hitler rapidly seized Denmark and Norway.Then, on 10 May 1940, like a thun...
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Peace in Our Time
Send us a Text Message.1938 was the year when the tide of Hitler’s ambition should have broken against widespread international and internal opposition.Instead, it was the year when his tsunami was unleashed.By deft manoeuvres, he isolated Austria, and in March incorporated it into the German Reich.He then turned his attention to Czechoslovakia. The Nazis fomented unrest in the Sudetenland, and Hitler demanded its return to the German Reich. He ordered his generals to prepare for invasion.But...
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The Nazis Rise
Send us a Text Message.How did an obscure Austrian idler rise to become the leader of the German Reich? How could a nation as cultured and enlightened as Germany instal the Nazis in government?And what was the Third Reich regime like?In 1923, Adolf Hitler was jailed when he attempted an insurrection in Bavaria. His party was banned. On his release, when the party was once more allowed to contest elections, the results were miserable. But in the early 1930s, that changed.The regime was ru...
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The Beacon
Send us a Text Message.Who was Claus von Stauffenberg? Scion of a great family, poet, cellist, soldier, husband, father – and the man who sought to assassinate Adolf Hitler. In this episode we trace Claus’s family background, his upbringing, and major influences in his early life – so different from what we might expect from a would-be revolutionary.He was a child during the First World War, and at the end of that war saw revolutionary action and other turmoil first hand. Claus and his b...
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Customer Reviews
Gripping story telling
Complex material is distilled into compelling stories. Each episode is both dramatic and informative, and with the excellent production values, brings a sense of immediacy and involvement as we listen to the courageous attempts to stop Hitler and his murderous regime.
Extraordinary podcast of a heroic figure
Clause is an inspirational and timeless figure. His deeds were heroic. This podcast is a fitting, extraordinary and absorbing tribute to his honour and his memory. A beautiful production and a compelling narrative.
Compelling historical podcast
A companion piece to the book of the same name, Treason tells the story of Claus Von Stauffenberg, hero of the German resistance. Just as the book did, the podcast places the plot to assassinate Hitler in context: the devastating loss in WWI, the humiliation of Versailles, the chaos of the inter-war years, the rise of the National Socialists, the failed attempts of Chamberlain to negotiate a peace and the beginnings of the evil that became, to quote Andrew Roberts, “the eternal shame of mankind”. Narrated by the author, with an engaging sound design, this podcast will appeal to fans of The Rest is History, American Elections: Wicked Game and the like. Highly recommended.