{"id":96896,"date":"2025-08-01T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=96896"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:44:26","slug":"when-stalin-and-hitler-teamed-up-prussia-1931-rise-of-hitler-20-august-1931","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/08\/01\/when-stalin-and-hitler-teamed-up-prussia-1931-rise-of-hitler-20-august-1931\/","title":{"rendered":"When Stalin and Hitler Teamed Up \u2013 Prussia 1931 &#8211; Rise of Hitler 20, August 1931"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKa5b2Ga-1M?si=lAcyui0Ly2gckArc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Jul 2025<\/p>\n<p>August 1931: Prussia becomes the battleground as a bizarre alliance of Nazis, Communists (under Stalin&#8217;s orders), right-wing elites, and President Hindenburg tries to topple Germany&#8217;s last major democracy. With foreign meddling, political violence, and backroom deals, the fate of the Weimar Republic hangs by a thread. Against all odds, the democratic coalition prevails \u2014 at least for now. But with chaos spreading and the world watching, can democracy survive the next assault?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: James Newman<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nResearch by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nColor grading by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nColorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman, KLIMBIM, Iryna Dulka, Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nNarodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe NAC<br \/>\nMap of Prussia based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1E4RmhXbjhBM28xNVdOR3RfaFlNSEdGY2p6d3xBQ3Jtc0tseTlNNEowcEdUeE1ibW5CRGhMX2d5d3lWbEEzRHowYk9oYWIyRUV5R0xZemd5SDJEZXVDd2YyZmtqYkRJSzJqcmtQTnltcjJDekJBbGZ3QWtTQWJHMk5HRGlDYXRoTjVVTjJHUnZBYlJYa1RSU0hxZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFree_State_of_Prussia%23%2Fmedia%2FFile%3APrussia_in_the_German_Reich_%281925%29.svg&#038;v=RKa5b2Ga-1M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_St&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nPortrait of Karl St\u00fctzel courtesy of M\u00fcnchner Stadtmuseum, FM-87\/61.43.1<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;A Swallow&#8217;s Escape&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Break Free&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Fly Baby Fly&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;London&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;March Of The Brave 10&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;On the Edge of Change&#8221; &#8211; Brightarm Orchestra<br \/>\n&#8220;Rememberance&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Snap of a Finger&#8221; &#8211; Golden Age Radio<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;The Messenger&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Trapped in a Maze&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;On the Edge of Change&#8221; &#8211; Brightarm Orchestra<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johnsen<br \/>\n&#8220;Vintage Dream (Instrumental Version)&#8221; &#8211; Mathilda June<br \/>\n&#8220;Trapped in a Maze&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 31 Jul 2025 August 1931: Prussia becomes the battleground as a bizarre alliance of Nazis, Communists (under Stalin&#8217;s orders), right-wing elites, and President Hindenburg tries to topple Germany&#8217;s last major democracy. 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