Hitler accused Czechoslovakia of committing genocide against ethnic Germans, prior to annexing and invading the country.
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Karl May, Hitler’s favorite author….
Karl May, Hitler’s favorite author, was a conman who wrote novel’s about Old Shatterhand, a German One Punch Man in the Wild West (who May claimed was actually himself, even though he’d never been to the US or even out of Germany at that point).
In 1981 a CIA agent escaped Iran…
In 1981 a CIA agent escaped Iran using a fake German passport. He was detained because it used the middle initial “H”, and German passports didn’t use initials. The quick-thinking agent was released after claiming that it stood for “Hitler” and he had special permission to use an initial.
Wartime psychoanalysts correctly…
Wartime psychoanalysts correctly predicted of Hitler that: As the war turns against him, his emotions will intensify and will have outbursts more frequently. His public appearances will become much rarer, because he’s unable to face a critical audience
After Hitler’s rise to power, he founded…
After Hitler’s rise to power, he founded the German Fashion Institute, Deutsches Modeamt. He hated makeup, lipstick, smoking, hair dye, and trousers on women. He wanted to create an Aryan fashion industry to rival Paris as he hated unnaturally slender bodies and slim hips.
Nepali men carrying car to Kathmandu
Adolf Hitler gifted King Truibhuvan of Nepal with this 1938 model Mercedes Benz, which was the first car ever seen in Nepal. It was carried to the capital by men as in 1940s there were no roads in the city.
The Austrian town of Salzberg…
The Austrian town of Salzberg initally refused Nazi flags to be hung off buildings for the filming of The Sound of Music. When the director threatened to use real archival footage of the city enthusiastically greeting Hitler, they quickly changed their mind and allowed it.
Hitler was so paranoid that the British…
Hitler was so paranoid that the British would poison him so he had 15 girls taste the food before he ate it himself. “The food was delicious, only the best vegetables, asparagus, bell peppers, everything you can imagine”, food taster Margot Woelk recalled.
Hitler privately expressed great…
Hitler privately expressed great admiration for Mussolini; however, Mussolini had little regard for Hitler. Mussolini said that the Germans were the descendants of those who were illiterate when Rome had Caesar, Virgil, and Augustus.
Hitler’s breath was reputedly…
Hitler’s breath was reputedly so bad that people talking to him would often involuntarily step back when he opened his mouth.