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Jan 2019
46m 33s

The July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler

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A lot of people in Hitler's inner circle wanted him dead toward the end of the war. But he proved impossible to kill from within. Listen in today as Josh and Chuck dig into the infamous July 20th plot to blow up Der Führer. 
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