What does it take to kill a dictator? In this episode, we explore the most dramatic assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler. From Georg Elser, the lone-wolf carpenter who built a bomb by hand, to the Polish underground’s relentless plots under occupation, and finally Claus von Stauffenberg, the one-eyed officer whose briefcase bomb nearly took out the Führer. Joining us for this is Roger Moorhouse, author of 'Killing Hitler'. 0:00 Introduction: 42 plots and near misses 1:48 Attempt 1: Georg Elser, the Lone Wolf Craftsman (1939) 15:04 Attempt 2: The Polish Underground & The Warsaw Parade (1939) 20:03 Attempt 3: Henning von Tresckow & The Eastern Front (1943) 29:58 Attempt 4: Operation Valkyrie & Claus von Stauffenberg (1944) 45:30 Final thoughts on failed assassination attempts Produced by Mariana Des Forges, James Hickmann and McKenna Fernandez, edited by Matthew Wilson & the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://podfollow.com/dan-snows-history-hit/view Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #DanSnowsHistoryHit #HistoryPodcast #WW2