Hitler was asleep until noon on the most fateful day of the Second World War / His toothbrush mustache had a story behind it

The life of the leader of Nazi Germany was full of hardships, sufferings and ups and downs and it had many surprising points in it. Here you will learn 15 facts about Adolf Hitler.

According to Ambassador Arjan, from the time Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 to his death in 1945, his life was full of various events. He affected history in a bloody and cruel way and was responsible for the death of tens of millions of people.

Historians, psychologists and other researchers have spent years examining the evidence related to Adolf Hitler's life and have come up with strange and interesting facts about the most hated man in the history of the world.

Next, you will get to know 15 amazing facts about Adolf Hitler:

1. Adolf Hitler's name could have been Adolf Schickelgruber

Hitler's father, Alois, was born out of wedlock and took the surname of his mother, Maria Anna Schickelgruber. At the age of 40, Alois chose his stepfather's surname, Johann Georg Hidler; The man who was believed to be her biological father. After this change, the spelling of the surname was changed to "Hitler". The reason for this change is not clear; It may have been intentional or simply a clerical error.

2. Many of Hitler's siblings died in childhood

Hitler's father was married twice before marrying Clara Poltzel. Clara and Alois had six children, but only two of them reached adulthood: Adolf and his younger sister, Paula.

Despite the connection that Adolf Hitler had with Germany, he was not born in this country; Rather, he was an Austrian citizen by birth. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, near the Bavarian border. He grew up with a sense of belonging to German culture from his school days. This was not unusual at that time; Because many Austrians were dissatisfied with the Austro-Hungarian government and considered themselves Germans, not Austrians.

4. Hitler did poorly in school and was beaten by his father

Alois was a strict man and sent Adolf to a school that he disliked very much. Adolf would fight with his teachers and get poor grades. He also had a dispute with his father and was often beaten by him. Her mother was a much kinder and dutiful woman, but she could not do anything against her husband's anger and quick temper.

Hitler's father was a government employee and he wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. But Adolf had other ideas and was interested in the artistic and creative aspects of life. Alois died in 1903, before Adolf finished his schooling. After his death, Clara allowed her son to change his school. Adolf moved to another school in 1904 and his academic performance improved noticeably. Despite his interest in art, he did not decide until 1907 that he wanted to become an artist.

He went to Vienna and tried to enter the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. Hitler failed the entrance exams of 1907 and 1908 and was suggested to pursue architecture. However, Adolph had neither the money nor the qualifications to enter the profession.

Hitler's failure in his chosen career had a significant impact on his financial situation. He worked wherever he could and tried to sell his paintings, but his income was not enough to cover living expenses. In December 1909, he briefly lived in a homeless shelter until he earned enough money to stay in a men's dormitory.

His situation improved considerably in 1913, when he received his inheritance. Hitler went to Munich with this money to try his luck there.

With the start of World War I in 1914, Hitler immediately joined the German army and was sent to the Western Front. In the same year, he received the Iron Cross of the second class and in 1918 he received the Iron Cross of the first class.

Hitler worked as a military courier and was well known and popular among army officers. In 1916, he was wounded in the leg during the Battle of Sam, and in 1918, he temporarily lost his sight due to a mustard gas attack. The war ended while he was recovering in the hospital.

8. The shape of his mustache was initially chosen for practical reasons

Hitler had a bushy mustache before and during World War I. He was ordered to trim the sides of his mustache so that he could wear a gas mask. The result of this was the famous brush mustache that he kept until the end of his life.

9. Hitler loved animals

Despite his reputation for inhumane behavior, the German leader was actually kind to animals. At Hitler's initiative, the Nazis enacted a series of animal protection laws. Unlike the common laws in many countries of the world at that time, which put humans as the main focus, German laws emphasized respecting animals for their own sake, not just because of the benefits they had for humans.

Many high-ranking Nazi officials, including Hermann Göring, were supporters of nature and environmental protection. Göring also presented himself as an animal lover and sent those who violated nature conservation laws to labor camps.

10. Between 1925 and 1932, Hitler did not have the citizenship of any country

Hitler renounced his Austrian citizenship because of his hatred of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Despite the fact that he fought for Germany in the First World War and entered the politics of this country after that, he did not have German citizenship.

This issue prevented him from running for political positions and also brought the risk of being deported from the country. This situation was resolved in 1932; When the Minister of the Interior of the German state of Braunschweig provided Hitler with German citizenship and gave him an administrative position.

According to Joseph Goebbels, the Propaganda Minister of Nazi Germany, Hitler's vegetarianism was rooted in moral considerations. Hitler planned to ban slaughterhouses throughout the Reich after the war.

Albert Speer, an architect and one of Hitler's friends, recounted that Hitler would tell gruesome stories about how animals were slaughtered during meals to dissuade his guests from eating meat.

Hitler became a vegetarian in 1938 after his doctors prescribed a meat-free diet. He didn't hide it and was even very proud of his lifestyle choice.

12. Hitler had a dog named Blondie

Blondie, Hitler's German Shepherd, was a gift to him from Martin Bormann in 1941. This dog was almost always with the Peshva. Hitler became very attached to Blondie, and during breaks between meetings, he spent time playing with him and teaching the dog different tricks.

Blondie finally died in 1945, along with his owner. Before Hitler committed suicide, Blondie was given a cyanide capsule.

Blondie was not Hitler's only dog. During the First World War, he met a stray fox terrier dog that was following him. Hitler named the dog Foxel and was devastated when he lost it in 1917.

Before Blondie, Hitler also had several German Shepherds; A breed he was very fond of. In 1942, he bought another German Shepherd so that Blondie would not be alone. The name of this dog was Bella.

Eva Braun, Hitler's mistress, also had two Scottish terriers named Negus and Stazi, which she kept away from Blondi.

13. Hitler was apparently involved in the design of the Volkswagen Beetle

After becoming chancellor, Hitler announced that he intended to make automobile manufacturing available to the people. He commissioned Ferdinand Porsche to design the "People's Car". According to the story, when Hitler saw the original design of the Porsche, he took the notebook and pencil and changed the appearance of the car by adding more curved lines.

We may never know if this story is true or not, but what is certain is that Hitler paved the way for the mass production of this car and introduced the Volkswagen Beetle to Germany.

14. Hitler enjoyed whistling

Peshwa was fond of music and his favorite composer was Richard Wagner. However, when he whistled, it was clear that he was particularly fond of two famous songs. One of his popular songs is "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" was (Perhaps he saw himself in the role of a wolf.) Another popular song was "When you make a wish"; A song that he used to whistle in front of his friends and guests when he was in a good mood.

15. Hitler did not like to wake up early in the morning

Waking up early in the morning is not something most people enjoy, but Hitler avoided it altogether; Even during the war. He usually woke up around 10 am. On June 6, 1944, when the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day operation, Hitler had given strict orders that no one should wake him up. He slept until 11:00 am or noon and then he learned about the Allied invasion. Even after learning of the attack, he delayed sending reinforcements to reinforce the German positions in Normandy, believing that the invasion was merely a diversion to deceive the Germans.