Hitler would stop at nothing to increase his appeal to the German public including fabricating a story during his service as a messenger runner in World War I.

What was once a modest home in the Bavarian Alps undergoes an expansion and becomes not only a magnificent home for Hitler but the headquarters in which he could receive foreign heads of state while projecting an image of ultimate power.

Having spent a decade honing his image and perfecting his oratory Hitler's moment to mesmerize and galvanize his followers had arrived.

Unknown to him, a sound engineer records Hitler in a private conversation with Finnish leader Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, in which he states outright lies about Soviet military strength and the Wehrmacht's exploits against it.

Despite a 5-hour parade in his honor on his 50th birthday, attended by 2 million civilians, and gifts pouring in from his staff and from all over the country, Hitler feels unsatisfied because he hasn't been able to demonstrate his true genius.

Just a few hours after the failed assassination attempt at the Wolf's Lair Hitler keeps his appointments that July 20th, 1944, including meeting with Italy's fascist leader Benito Mussolini.