[Video] Hitler and the Rise of Fascism in Germany Image: public domain In this talk from the Revolution 2016 Marxist festival, Hans-Gerd Öfinger discusses the rise of the Nazis in Germany, discussing how Hitler was able to come to power - in his own words - "without so much as breaking a pane of glass".What was the social basis for fascism in Germany? And how could the Socialists and Communists at the time have stopped Hitler and the Nazis in their tracks?