Comments on: Hitler’s Real First World War story http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/hitler/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: stupid http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/hitler/#comment-190084 stupid Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:18:26 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12331#comment-190084 This was incredibly stupid. You never actually disproved his involvement. Yes, Hitler was generally deployed slightly behind the front lone troops. However, that area was still almost as deadly as the front lines due to artillery strikes and gas attacks. I bet you can't explain how Hitler's group leader in the war recommended him for the iron cross, DURING WW1 This was incredibly stupid. You never actually disproved his involvement. Yes, Hitler was generally deployed slightly behind the front lone troops. However, that area was still almost as deadly as the front lines due to artillery strikes and gas attacks.

I bet you can’t explain how Hitler’s group leader in the war recommended him for the iron cross, DURING WW1

]]> By: Bene http://blog.oup.com/2010/11/hitler/#comment-190076 Bene Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:43:02 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=12331#comment-190076 Mr Weber, although you're probably German I'll address you in English, regarding that the majority of this blog's readers don't speak German. That's quite interesting, but to be honest: Nothing new. In school I have never heard of the WWI hero Adolf Hitler. I've learned that Hitler was a rather unimportant and probably cowardish low rank soldier. Also I've never read a book in which Hitler was described as a hero in WWI. In TV I've watched no documentary claiming this and I don't think there has been such a thing on German televison, at least not for the last 15 years. There will always be some right wing voters who will claim the opposite - but as I said, I don't think this is new to anybody else. Mr Weber, although you’re probably German I’ll address you in English, regarding that the majority of this blog’s readers don’t speak German.

That’s quite interesting, but to be honest: Nothing new. In school I have never heard of the WWI hero Adolf Hitler. I’ve learned that Hitler was a rather unimportant and probably cowardish low rank soldier.
Also I’ve never read a book in which Hitler was described as a hero in WWI. In TV I’ve watched no documentary claiming this and I don’t think there has been such a thing on German televison, at least not for the last 15 years.

There will always be some right wing voters who will claim the opposite – but as I said, I don’t think this is new to anybody else.

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