
Hitler's Occult Obsession: The Biggest Mystery Of The Third Reich?
Long before the Nazi party existed, Hitler moved in circles obsessed with runes, ancient myth, and supernatural power, and this History Hit film traces how that fascination hardened into policy. It follows the occult societies and volkisch mystics that shaped early Nazi thinking, then turns to the objects Hitler prized as talismans, the Holy Grail and the Spear of Destiny, both rumored to grant their holder invincibility. Historians walk through the SS expeditions Himmler funded to hunt for these relics and for proof of an ancient Aryan past, alongside the astrologers and occultists who drifted in and out of the regime's inner circle. The film treats the occult not as a sideshow but as a working tool of propaganda, used to dress up racial ideology in the language of destiny and ancient prophecy. Archival photographs, wartime footage, and expert interviews carry the argument, building toward the question of how much Hitler actually believed and how much he simply exploited belief in others.