Myth and Reality

Joe · 02-05-2002, 06:47 PM

If you read a serious book on Hitler you will see that when WW I ended he did not want to return to civilian life, he wanted to keep the ONLY real job he had, the army. He was very seccessful in the army, winning the Iron Cross 2ed & 1st class. He was only a corporal when the War ended, as he refused the promotion to sergeant a number of times because he did not want to be transfered to another assignment and leave the few friends he had. Because of the communist cells that had crept into the military after 1917, he was assigned after the armistice by his commanding officer to lecture to the troops that the army was betayed at home. He was very good as a lecturer, even without any training and folks began listening to him. He used simple slogans to fire up the early crowds, which brought out their anger, fears and resentment. Most of the topics he spoke about were taken from other "leaders of hate" that existed in Austeria & Germany before the War. He discovered he had a "talent", so when he was discharged from the army he joined the small, insignificant German Workers Party which was one of 73 similar type groups in Germany in 1920.

I don't think that the War caused Hitler to become the ultimate leader of hate in Westren Europe, he just capitolized on what the average person was very concerned about at the time; communism and the emergence of extream nationalism. He eventually discovered a scape goat who was "really" responsible and he felt deserved the blame for

German's situation. The rest is history.

02-05-2002, 06:47 PM	#3
Joe User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Myth and Reality If you read a serious book on Hitler you will see that when WW I ended he did not want to return to civilian life, he wanted to keep the ONLY real job he had, the army. He was very seccessful in the army, winning the Iron Cross 2ed & 1st class. He was only a corporal when the War ended, as he refused the promotion to sergeant a number of times because he did not want to be transfered to another assignment and leave the few friends he had. Because of the communist cells that had crept into the military after 1917, he was assigned after the armistice by his commanding officer to lecture to the troops that the army was betayed at home. He was very good as a lecturer, even without any training and folks began listening to him. He used simple slogans to fire up the early crowds, which brought out their anger, fears and resentment. Most of the topics he spoke about were taken from other "leaders of hate" that existed in Austeria & Germany before the War. He discovered he had a "talent", so when he was discharged from the army he joined the small, insignificant German Workers Party which was one of 73 similar type groups in Germany in 1920. I don't think that the War caused Hitler to become the ultimate leader of hate in Westren Europe, he just capitolized on what the average person was very concerned about at the time; communism and the emergence of extream nationalism. He eventually discovered a scape goat who was "really" responsible and he felt deserved the blame for German's situation. The rest is history.