To: Yorlik803
"For all his faults, Hitler earned those awards and after he was Elected chancellor didnt award himself any other medals." I always wondered how he only made it to corporeal after four years of combat.
31 posted on
08/10/2013 7:25:46 AM PDT by
Flag_This
(Real presidents don't bow.)
To: Flag_This
Don’t know...He volunteered to be a runner and that job wasn’t very healthy.
33 posted on
08/10/2013 7:29:02 AM PDT by
Yorlik803
( Church/Caboose in 2016)
To: Flag_This; Yorlik803
I always wondered how he only made it to corporeal after four years of combat.
The German officer corp under the Kaiser(and before) was made up of high born nobility and one had to well educated at the proper institutes to quilify for leadership position.
Why he didn't made non com, is in my opinion, young Hitler was a bit of of loner and a "cold fish", not leadership material
His personality and his drive to be a 'hero" made him an ideal candidate for messenger, which despite first impressions, was a very dangerous position in WW1 and Hitler did rightly earn his (second class) Iron Cross.
44 posted on
08/11/2013 12:34:57 AM PDT by
RedMonqey
("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
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