Adolf Hitler: A Hero Or Hero?

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HITLER: A HERO OR A DICTATOR?

According to (Randheer, 2014) Adolf Hitler was definitely not acknowledged by Germans as a hero for he is the main culprit for millions of death during the Nazi era. There were small groups who praised him for his so-called patriotism but majority of the population of Germany and Austria loathes Hitler for his wrong doings.

Hitler's political project had resulted to a world war, abandoning a crushed and ruined Eastern and Central Europe, including Germany. His policies inflicted human suffering on a phenomenal scale and brought about the demise of an expected 40 million individuals, including around 27 million in the Soviet Union. Hitler's defeat marked the end of a period of European history ruled by Germany,
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He ingested big amounts of medications during the war and that as early as 1938 he convinced himself that he would not live long—which may have been a purpose behind accelerating his timetable for triumph around then. It should also be noted that Hitler had mental abilities that were denied by some of his earlier critics: these included an astonishing memory for certain details and an instinctive insight into his opponents’ weaknesses. Again, these talents increase, rather than diminish, his responsibility for the numerous brutal activities and wrong doings he ordered and committed. (Bullock et …show more content…
The answer to this questions lies on where you’re looking at, it is all about perspective. There will always be people who think Hitler is a pawn of Satan and there will also be people who think he is a saint. For those who have suffered from Hitler’s brutality and evil deeds, the will continue to pass the stories of the Nazi’s maltreatments toward the Jews. For those who have benefited from Hitler’s actions, they will continue living seeing him as a good man who only prioritized the well-being of his country and its people and will pass on the stories of his “heroic” acts to the next

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