Was Hitler a Drug Addict? New WOW Doc Axis of Addicts to Premiere on History Channel

At the outset of World War II, the Nazis harbored a secret. In spite of their talk of racial, spiritual and physical purity – they were an Axis of drug addicts. It wasn’t just those in the trenches on drugs, Hitler and his High Command were chasing a state of supreme human function via uppers, downers and everything in between.

This documentary will explore the origin, impact and lasting effects of the state- sponsored drug use that helped build – and eventually burn – the Third Reich.

New sources of information, including never-before-seen historical records, reveal the extent of the Nazi party’s reliance on drugs to power their war effort (Deadline).

Axis of Addicts is produced by World of Wonder. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell and Jason Sklaver are executive producers for World of Wonder. Melinda Toporoff is executive producer for History.

The documentary will air alongside The History 100, “an ambitious new strand compromised of 100 films focusing on the most compelling historical events of the last 100 years.”
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