and that the blitzkreig was also made possible by giving all the soldiers speed?
I watched a program on the history channel and was surprised to learn that. I had heard something about the Nazis and amphetamines, but never knew the extent. My teachers never mentioned it, but it seems pretty significant to his state of mind if Hitler was in fact addicted to methamphetamines.
2006-10-27 01:11:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I learned that his greatest fears were cats, and it was Napolean's fears also.
But what you learned is interesting, I didnt know that.
2006-10-27 01:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by rzblossom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard he was a habitual user of meth, but I dont know if it started before the war.
"Both defeats were turning points in the war...From this point on, the quality of Hitler's military judgment became increasingly erratic and Germany's military and economic position deteriorated. Hitler's health was deteriorating too. His left hand started shaking uncontrollably. The biographer Ian Kershaw believes he suffered from Parkinson's disease. Other conditions that are suspected by some to have caused some (at least) of his symptoms are methamphetamine addiction and syphilis."
"Hitler's alleged health problems in his later years have long been the subject of debate, and he has variously been suggested to have suffered from irritable bowel syndrome, skin lesions, irregular heartbeat, tremors on the left side of his body, syphilis, Parkinson's disease and a strongly suggested addiction to methamphetamines."
2006-10-27 01:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard that. How could he not have been on something?! I remember In high school doing a brief review of the fact that during the war they did extensive experiments on the soldiers and how long they could actually 'go' with no sleep at all. Of course there were horrific results. If they did not die they were institutionalized and then killed.
2006-10-27 01:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Hitler was a crack head..and was f*cked up in the head no wonder he killed so many people. you had to be on another state of mind to actually be able and have the guts to kill so many innocent people,
2006-10-27 01:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by Beautiful Me! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I knew that. Look at his wife/cousin and see how ugly she was and you had to know that He liked the pipe too.
2006-10-27 01:13:46 · answer #5 · answered by JohnRingold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, maybe, that is part of the reason why he was so crazy. that is intreasting,thanks. i always like learning about that kind of stuff.
2006-10-27 01:15:20 · answer #6 · answered by owned by a siberian husky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋