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07-21-2006, 01:17 PM
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Did you Know that Hitler's (he was a corporal at the time) Dugout was hit by a shell in the somme? It would of been extreamly lucky for the world if the shell was a larger caliber or the dugout roof was smaller. Note; he escaped with only splinters of metal in his face. Ouch!  | 
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07-21-2006, 01:33 PM
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Country:  | Think the guy was wounded a couple of times including being gassed at least once. Gotta believe some dark spirit was looking out for him | |
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07-21-2006, 02:38 PM
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Country:  | He received the Iron Cross, Second Class in December 1914 and the Iron Cross, First Class in August 1918, an honour rarely given to a Gefreiter (equivalent to Private in German in WW1).
Also in 1917 he received a wound badge.
In 1918 he was temporarily blinded by a poison gas attack.
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07-21-2006, 05:47 PM
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Country: | Something awful in his destiny drove him on.....
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"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
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07-21-2006, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch? Something awful in his destiny drove him on..... |
I have a book on just Hitler's aliments and medical problems. Its a thick book, but interesting read.
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07-21-2006, 11:35 PM
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Country: | Did the Allies demand Hitler's doctors give up the medical information or were they quite eager to tell about the problems of their late dictator?
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"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!" | |
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07-22-2006, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch? Did the Allies demand Hitler's doctors give up the medical information or were they quite eager to tell about the problems of their late dictator? |
From what I have read (I do not claim to know 100%) they gave up the information willingly.
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07-22-2006, 05:14 AM
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Country: | Also on the topic of hitler being wounded, a bomb plot in '44 blew his trousers of and half of his moustach | |
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07-22-2006, 05:23 AM
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07-22-2006, 08:44 AM
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Country:  | They attempted an assasination on him numerous times, unfortunately never succeed. | |
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07-22-2006, 08:48 AM
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07-23-2006, 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Pisis They attempted an assasination on him numerous times, unfortunately never succeed. |
Yeah, you know how those guys responsible were punished? they were hung by piano wire, I think they gave a gun to Rommel to shoot himself with but the others were hung
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07-23-2006, 08:16 AM
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07-23-2006, 02:07 PM
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07-23-2006, 04:07 PM
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Country: | nah, he was told take the poison and be buried with full military honours and they would leave his family alone or go on trial and have every indignity that the others had and have his family "taken care of"
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