How Hitler’s Enablers Undid Democracy in Germany

Summary

Christopher R Browning writing in the Atlantic, makes the following points:

• Hitler's Big Lie said that Germany hadn't been defeated in battle but was betrayed by Socialists and a worldwide conspiracy led by Jews.
• The reality was that the German WW1 1918 spring offensive was a gamble that failed.
• Germany suffered a military defeat during WW1 because its army collapsed.
• Hitler launched a failed coup but used his trial to promote the NAZI party.
• Hitler was eventually invited to become German Chancellor by politicians who felt they could control him—they were wrong.

References

• MILITARY HISTORY: INDEX of PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
• Hitler Comes to Power: How, When, & Key Dates | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)
• Adolf Hitler - Rise to power | Britannica
• Hitler Comes to Power: How, When, & Key Dates | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)
• Hitler’s Rise to Power in Germany | Foreign Affairs

Source Information:

• Article Source: Newsweek
• Media Check: Newsweek - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)