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Oct 2023
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Downfall: Operation Valkyrie, Blowing up...

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A delusional Hitler downplays the Normandy landings. A group of generals, meanwhile, attempts an audacious military coup. And with Allied bombers pounding the Fatherland, Germany’s dictator plays his next card: scientific wonder-weapons that will turn the war back his way… As featured on Real Dictators. A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson. For ad-fre ... Show More
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