[17th Miss Regt]

In fact, many historians have discovered that Hitler’s idea about war was deeply informed by the cinematic medium since he mostly experienced it through newsreels and documentary clips that were shot on the battlefields.

No. He was a message runner in the List Regiment for most of the war.

[piasa]

He had lung damage from encountering mustard gas during his service in WW1, sounds like experiencing war to me.

[Leaning Right]

I caught that too. Hitler was a WW I combat veteran. He saw a lot of brutal action, and some historians claim that is what gave him little regard for human life.

To say that Hitler got his ideas about war from movies is just silly, and it calls the rest of the article into question.

[dynachrome]

And won an iron cross.

[D Rider]

The Great Dictator globe scene

[Dogbert41]

""In fact, many historians have discovered that Hitler’s idea about war was deeply informed by the cinematic medium since he mostly experienced it through newsreels and documentary clips that were shot on the battlefields.""

"No. He was a message runner in the List Regiment for most of the war."

Hitler was twice decorated for bravery. He received the Iron Cross Second Class in 1914 and the Iron Cross First Class in 1918, an honour rarely given to a lance corporal. Hitler's First Class Iron Cross was recommended by Lieutenant Hugo Gutmann, a Jewish adjutant in the List Regiment.

-off a Google search result