Questions tagged [hitler]
All questions related to the rise, fall, and influence of Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of Nazi Germany, and one of the principal figures in WWII history and shaping the 20th Century. This is a sensitive and heavily-trolled topic so questions on this subject are held to an exceptionally strict standard.
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Besides Ireland what other neutral countries, if any, sent condolences to Germany after Hitler's suicide?
Ireland's PM I believe expressed condolences via the German embassy after Hitler's suicide. While this has been explained as pro forma, it has been brought up many times since WW2.
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During WWII, did the Allies know about the location and significance of the Wolf's Lair? If so, why did they not attack it?
The German Wikipedia article about this Eastern Front military headquarters states that
Adolf Hitler spent more time at the Wolf's Lair than anywhere else during World War II: over 800 days.
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Did Hitler opine on why he lost the war?
I ask, because I could have sworn that about a year ago I picked up an anthology of essays in a university library, and one of them discussed a recording that was allegedly made by Hitler shortly ...
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Where can I find a complete archive of audio recordings of Hitler speeches?
I am surprised History stackexchange has yet to have a question on sources for audio recordings of Hitler. Please note this is not a duplicate of previous questions on here as previous ones' are not ...
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What exactly was the position of ‘Party Minister’ assigned to Martin Bormann in Hitler’s will?
In Hitler’s last will and testament, he assigns all the different offices and functions prior to that held by him and the members of his cabinet to new office-holders-Dönitz became Reichpresident, ...
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Why were the workers opposed to Hitler becoming the chancellor of Germany near the end of the Weimar republic?
I just started reading " The rise and fall of the third Reich " by Shirer and came across paragraph stating a hundred thousand workers opposed Hitler becoming the chancellor. If Hitler was ...
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What is the earliest documented characterization of Hitler as "dictator" in Canada's public record?
When did Canadians first label Adolf Hitler as a "dictator" ?
The CBC Article Rise of Hitler documents that former Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King visited Germany's Chancellor Adolf ...
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Did Adolf Hitler live in Liverpool, as his sister-in-law Bridget Hitler stated?
In her published memoirs, Adolf Hitler's sister-in-law Bridget Hitler, née Dowling, the Irish wife of his brother Alois, writes that he lived in Liverpool, England, between November 1912 and April ...
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When Hitler started WW2, did he realize that if he lost he would die? [closed]
Was it the rule back then "if you start a war for no reason, you should die"?
I know that it was a question for the Nuremberg trial, but was there an informal rule that "starting wars ...
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Why did Hitler's order to give SS members German Citizen remain in force until the 1960s? [closed]
Heinrich Boere was allowed to find refuge in Germany while under death sentence from the Dutch. I guess the obvious answer to why Germany honored laws that applied to a criminal organization is that ...
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Where can I find all Hitler speeches in original German?
I would like to find all Hitler speeches in original German, but the more I look, the less I find.
Sure there are a few here and there, but his complete speeches in German are nowhere to find.
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How did Hitler view Fr. Denis Fahey, Fr. Leonard Feeney, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis?
Fr. Denis Fahey, Fr. Leonard Feeney, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were pretty famous names in the Christian West in the 1930s and 1940s. Is there any information concerning Hitler having views on any ...
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Why was the German Jewish population declining so much that some statisticians predicted its disappearance even before the 3rd Reich?
I was reading Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism where she claims that German Jewry was declining at such fast rates that for their raw numbers the Holocaust could be seen as statistically '...
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Who treated Hitler when he was wounded in World War 1?
Hitler was wounded in World War 1 (October 1916) and was treated for two months at a hospital in Brandenburg.
Is it recorded which doctor(s) treated Hitler during this period? If yes, did he/she say ...
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What were Nazi policies around converts to Judaism?
While Judaism is not a missionary religion, it is possible to convert to Judaism. I can only assume (although I've not found any sources on this), that practicing converts were treated like any other ...
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