Watch Hitler's Countdown To War

On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the final episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world to war.

On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the second episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler dragged the world ever closer to war by attacking the Jews at home and launching another military invasion abroad.

On 12 March 1938, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops crossed the German border and invaded Austria. This was the moment when the countdown to the Second World War began. In the first episode of this three-part series, we explore how Adolf Hitler began to drag the world towards a devastating war.