Reinhard Heydrich’s rise and increase in power
The four main chapters of the special exhibition “Reinhard Heydrich. Career and Violence” are each introduced by an animated explanatory film that illustrates the rise and position of Heydrich in connection with the organizational development of the Nazi terror institutions.
The SS as a Second Career Opportunity
What path led Reinhard Heydrich to become a member of the SS following the failure of his Career as a naval officer? What were the tasks and responsibilities of the Security Service he created? How did Heydrich organise the cooperation between the police and the SS in the persecution of opponents to National Socialism?
(Video in English with German and English subtitles.)
Rise Within the National Socialist Terror Apparatus
How did Reinhard Heydrich become head of the Secret State Police Office in Berlin, and how did he rise through the power ranks? What role did he play in the expansion of the National Socialist police apparatus?
(Video in English with German and English subtitles.)
Boundless Violence – Heydrich During the War
How did Reinhard Heydrich expand his influence during the war? Why did he have less influence in occupied Western Europe than in Eastern Europe, and what exactly was the Reich Security Main Office?
(Video in English with German and English subtitles.)
Hitler’s Governor in Prague
Why did the German Reich occupy Czechoslovakia? What role did Reinhard Heydrich’s Einsatzgruppen play in this? What exactly was the “Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia”?
(Video in English with German and English subtitles.)
Video Animations – Credits
- Media Design
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gewerkdesign, Berlin
- Audio Production
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speak low, Krewer & Teichmann GbR, Berlin