In March 1920, two men, Adolf Hitler and Dietrich Eckhart, arrive at an airfield just

outside of Munich, Germany. Here they board a light aircraft. One of them, Hitler, is an

extremely nervous flyer. The prospect of boarding this tiny plane terrifies him. But personal

fears must be put to one side for the sake of this mission. It's not strictly legal.

That's why these two senior Nazis are in disguise. Hitler is actually wearing a fake beard.

Their destination is the German capital Berlin, where a right wing uprising is underway. This

is not an event that Adolf Hitler can afford to miss.

My name is Paul McGann. This is part five of Hitler's early years. And this is real dictators.

The plane carrying Hitler and his trusted mentor Eckhart rises above the clouds and begins

its journey northwards. In Berlin, the cap Puch has just been launched. Puch being the

German term for a violent attempt to overthrow a government. This uprising has come from

the far right. Groups similar to the Nazis in Outlook have taken up arms against the

establishment. It's an attempt to seize power from the Weimar administration. So these

two men are desperate to get the Berlin as soon as possible. They don't want to miss

history being made. It's a chance to make the Nazis part of a much bigger movement.

But also for Hitler, if he can spend as little time as possible up in the air, then that

would be ideal. Professor Thomas Weber.

He initially thinks that maybe they can link up with military groups, irregular groups,

in the rest of Germany. This is why in March of 1920, Dietrich Eckhart and he, despite

Hitler's being totally scared of flying, fly together on a trip on which Hitler throws

up several times of a journey to Berlin where a coup d'état attempt has just occurred.

Hitler has visited Berlin just once before. He actually hates the city. He detests everything

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