Nazis on Drugs: Hitler and the Blitzkrieg

Despite its grandiose talk of racial, spiritual, and physical purity, the self-anointed Master Race concealed a hidden core: an axis of drug addicts. This two-hour special traces the origin, the impact, and the lasting effects of state-sponsored drug use that helped build—and ultimately burned—the Third Reich. Incredible new sources of information, including a detailed journal maintained by Hitler’s personal physician, reveal the extent of not only his own dependence but the Nazi Party’s broader reliance on drugs to power their war effort.