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Today we are gonna know about none other than man who orchestrated both World War II and the Holocaust, the father of Nazis, and the face of fascism, Adolf Hitler.
From How Hitler went from a devout catholic kid to the Hater of Christianity, here are the 50 Fascinating facts about Adolf Hitler that you should know.
1-10 Interesting Facts About Hitler
1. When he was four years old, Hitler was saved from drowning by a priest.
2. As a child, Hitler wanted to be a priest. However, his character started shifting rapidly through the years.
3. Infact, Later in his life, Hitler hated Christianity, calling it a religion fit for slaves.
4. He hailed from Austria, not Germany, and only relocated to Germany at the onset of World War I.
5. Despite his Austrian heritage, Hitler developed a strong allegiance to German nationalist ideas from an early age. He demonstrated loyalty to Germany, adopting customs and using the greeting “Heil” with his friends. Furthermore, instead of singing the national anthem of Austria, he sang Germany’s national anthem.
6. Hitler was a frustrated artist who eventually became a fascist. He applied to art school twice. And the second time, he was so harshly rejected that he wasn’t even allowed to sit for the entrance exams.
7. Well, well, well, who would’ve thought? Adolf Hitler was not just your average dictator, but also a man of many (failed) talents! Hitler was not only an artist But also a failed architect.
8. Adding to the lesser-known facts about Adolf Hitler, in 1925, he renounced his Austrian citizenship, rendering himself stateless. This decision left him at risk of deportation and ineligible to run for public office. He remained stateless for seven years until 1932 when he acquired German citizenship. This citizenship was granted when Dietrich Klagges, a member of the Nazi Party, appointed him as a low-ranking government official in the City of Brunswick, Germany.
9. Hitler never won the elections. He lost the presidential election, but the Nazis formed a coalition that got them enough seats to demand the position of Chancellor for Hitler.
10. A British soldier named Henry Tandey who, during World War I, reportedly encountered a wounded German soldier and chose not to shoot him. Sadly, this injured German lad turned out to be none other than Adolf Hitler himself!
11-20 Surprising Facts About Hitler
11. Hitler had an irrational fear of cats.
12. Adolf Hitler was the first European leader to outlaw human zoos.
13. The blind beetle Anophthalmus hitleri is only found in five caves in Slovenia. It was named after Hitler in 1933 and is now endangered due to Nazi memorabilia collectors.
14. Hitler originally had a handlebar mustache, but during his time in the German Army in World War I, he had to trim it to fit under a gas mask. The toothbrush mustache, which became iconic, was the result of this trimming.
15. Throughout the war years, he consistently used cocaine.
16. The cover art of Captain America Comics #1 depicts Captain America delivering a punch to Adolf Hitler. Remarkably, this was published in 1941, a whole year before the United States jumped into the World War II ring!
17. Before the Holocaust, Hitler offered the United States, Great Britain, and many other countries the opportunity to accept Jewish refugees. They all declined.
18. Historians agree that he never once visited a single concentration camp.
19. After the war, Hitler intended to collect thousands of Jewish artifacts for a “Museum of An Extinct Race.”
20. According to Dr. Jan Bondeson, Hitler and his henchmen gathered “educated” dogs with whom they communicated (by tapping paws, barking, and wagging their tails) – and even got one to bark, “Mein Fuhrer!”
21-30 Crazy Facts About Hitler
21. Adolf Hitler was 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) tall and had brown hair and blue eyes. Hitler believed that the Aryans were superior to all other races. He believed that Aryans had pale skin, blond hair, and blue eyes.
22. In the controversial pages of his autobiography, Mein Kampf, Hitler poured out his venomous hatred towards Judaism and Communism, setting the stage for the atrocities that would follow during his reign.
23. During Hitler’s reign, every newlywed couple received a free copy of his book “Mein Kampf.” And, about 10 million copies of the book had been sold or distributed in Germany by the end of the war.
24. His obsession with his teenage niece is chilling – she became a virtual prisoner in his home, and disturbingly, possibly his lover. Her suspicious “suicide” with Hitler’s gun on the same day they argued about her fleeing to Vienna adds a haunting layer to this troubled relationship.
25. In a bizarre move, Hitler, during the total war economy of 1943, decided to gradually shut down the women’s cosmetics industry instead of an outright ban, all to avoid upsetting his companion Eva Braun.
26. Had his father not changed the family name in 1877, “Adolf Schicklgruber” would have been Hitler’s last name.
27. Hitler played a central role in the development of the Volkswagen car.
28. Despite his dark legacy, he was named Time’s “Man of the Year” in 1938.
29 Surprisingly, Hitler, known for his extreme nationalistic ideology, was also a chronic tax evader.
30. During World War II, the former Czechoslovakian president, Emil Hácha, suffered a heart attack when informed by Hitler about the imminent invasion of Czechoslovakia and the bombing of Prague.
31-40 Fun Facts About Hitler
31. Medical records indicate that Hitler had only one ball.
32. And if that weren’t strange enough, rumor has it he took injections of bull semen to rev up his sexual prowess.
33. Astonishingly, his personal physician prescribed a staggering 90 medications for various reasons.
34. Adding to the peculiarities, Hitler suffered from severe gastrointestinal issues, leading to uncontrollable farting.
35. In a desperate attempt to silence the gas orchestra, he resorted to taking a staggering 28 different drugs.
36. The eccentric treatments for his ailments included the use of leeches and a meth-like compound called Pervitin.
37. In a bizarre turn of events, the Allies hatched a plan to slip estrogen into Hitler’s meals, hoping to tone down his aggression by making him more feminine.
38. Paranoia also played a starring role in Hitler’s life. After a suspected food poisoning attempt, he assembled a squad of 15 terrified young women to taste test all his meals.
39. In an effort to outwit potential threats, the Allies employed a makeup artist to create sketches of Hitler in various disguises.
40. Remarkably, there were at least 42 known assassination plots against him.
41-50 Random Facts About Hitler
41. Hitler had a sinister plan to kill Winston Churchill with a bomb concealed in chocolate. Fortunately, British spies were able to thwart this plot, preventing a potentially sweet but deadly attack.
42. He adopted a health-conscious lifestyle during World War II, abstaining from meat, smoking, and alcohol.
43. In a bizarre twist, Hitler harbored doubts about the cyanide capsules provided by Heinrich Himmler’s SS. To confirm their potency, he tested one on his dog, Blondi, resulting in the unfortunate death of the loyal companion.
44. Contrary to the ruthlessness associated with Hitler, he spared the life of a Jewish doctor who had treated his family during financially challenging times, referring to him as a “noble Jew.”
45. Believe it or not, the Nazis were passionate animal lovers. Hitler, Hermann Göring, and other leaders supported animal rights and conservation. The Nazi Party even implemented animal protection laws and restrictions on hunting. Hitler himself adopted a vegetarian lifestyle in his later years.
46. A 2018 study of Hitler’s teeth in Moscow claimed to provide evidence supporting the theory that he died in 1945, having taken cyanide and shot himself in the head.
47. Despite popular theories, there’s no solid evidence supporting the idea that Hitler’s father’s family was Jewish. However, family DNA does contain elements common among Jews and Africans.
48. In a more fictional twist, a German author published a novel in 2012 called “Er ist Wieder da” (He’s back again), where Hitler wakes up in modern Berlin, lacking memories since 1945, and becomes a comedian.
49. Ironically, the site where Hitler took his own life has transformed into a playground for kids, marking an unexpected turn of events.
50. In a bizarre twist of humor, a Swedish legislator once nominated Hitler for a Nobel Peace Prize as a joke.
That’s it for this post guys, I hope you had fun while reading 50 Mind-Blowing Adolf Hitler facts.
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