How Hitler Tested His Next War in Spain - Death of Democracy 18 - Q2 1937

Berlin, June 30, 1937. Hitler has not staged a major diplomatic shock this quarter — but beneath the surface, Nazi Germany is preparing for war. In Spain, the Condor Legion helps Franco’s Nationalists and the bombing of Guernica gives the world a terrifying preview of modern aerial terror. At home, the regime escalates its assault on the Catholic Church, begins the purge of “degenerate art,” tightens the link between courts and concentration camps, and hides rearmament behind spectacles of economic success. This episode of Death of Democracy looks at Q2 1937: the quarter when Nazi Germany normalized aggression abroad while deepening tyranny at home. Never Forget. 00:00 Berlin, June 30, 1937 00:05 No Hitler Surprise — But War Preparations Continue 00:51 The Hindenburg and the Shadow of Modern War 01:50 The “Give Me Four Years” Exhibition 02:25 Guernica and the Condor Legion 02:55 The Bombardment of Almería 03:11 Case Green and Case Otto 03:54 Degenerate Art and Cultural Cleansing 04:22 The Judiciary and the Concentration Camps 05:13 The Nazi Assault on the Catholic Church 06:07 Goebbels, Propaganda, and the Morality Trials 07:45 Autarky, Rearmament, and Hidden Austerity 08:52 Mood Inside the Nazi Leadership 09:48 Ordinary Germans and Apathy 12:15 Analysis: War Abroad, Tyranny at Home 14:19 Conclusion: Nazi Double-Talk Hashtags #DeathOfDemocracy #NaziGermany #SpanishCivilWar Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson: https://www.instagram.com/spartacusolsson/ Indiana Neidell: https://www.instagram.com/indy_neidell/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Research and writing by: Spartacus Olsson Edited by: Iryna Dulka Artwork by: Spartacus Olsson Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Artwork by: Himanka Kalita Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man), https://instagram.com/artistic.man?igshid=k4l2ushhbwk5 Source literature list: https://bit.ly/SourcesWW2 Archive footage: https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: National Archives of Norway, Thomas Neumann United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Bundesarchiv Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Deepstar - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Easy Target - Rannar Sillard Firebreak - Edward Karl Hanson A World Full of Sinners - Christian Andersen Lock In - Trevor Kowalski Infiltrator - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Baring - Hampus Naeselius A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.