Episode 23: Georg Elser and his Plot to Kill Hitler

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the story of an unsung German hero, Georg Elser, who attempted to kill Hitler all by himself just after the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Image: Wide World Photos. Der Bürgerbräukeller in München nach dem Sprengstoffanschlag von Georg Elser. 9th November 1939. Photograph. Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. Via Lebendiges Museum Online.

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