5 Was it true that the award was recommended by a Jewish offcer? But many of the battle-worn and utterly dispirited soldiers of the regular Wehrmacht he encountered simply told him to go home. Messages were carried by relays of runners, with each runner covering a stretch with which he was intimately acquainted (given that messages often had to be carried in the dark). However, Tandey at that time lived at 22 Cope Street, Coventry, and worked for the Triumph Motor Company. and Gen. Hos. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In the mid-1930's, Hitler met with the future British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden. Matthew Gaskill holds an MA in European History and writes on a variety of topics from the Medieval World to WWII to genealogy and more. He arrived in a city in which the ground shook because of the constant Russian heavy artillery bombardment 20 miles to the east. So, to recap. Apart from quality of manufacture, the only visible difference between an EK1 and an EK2 are the mountings. That evening, while Hitler remained in his bunker bedroom, his mistress, Eva Braun, led other members of the Nazi leader's entourage up to the Reich Chancellory rooms above-ground for a party. dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). Senior officers would never casually chat with a private or a corporal. This was the highest honor Nazi Germany could give to any foreigner and represented Adolf Hitler's personal admiration and indebtedness to Henry Ford. [48], The painting was commissioned by the Green Howards Regiment from the Italian artist in 1923, showing a soldier purported to be Tandey carrying a wounded man at the Kruiseke Crossroads in 1914, northwest of Menin. During the war, he recommended Hitler for the award of the Iron Cross . He still suffers from the effects of the wound today. Three months after the end of the war, his father's body was found with a bullet hole in the neck. cannot make out the maker, but the RZM tag is still attached!!! dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. In 1933, he qualified for his military pension which, luckily for him (and other Jewish veterans) had been protected by President (and Field Marshal) Paul von Hindenburg. The Germans were not liked by their new Polish masters. i just 'spoke" to der fuhrer via my "way back machine" ( of Mr. Peabody of Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon fame) and he say's he wants his Mexican honor dagger, as well as all his iron cross copies back because he told me in confidence that the night he crept away from the bunker he took all his militaria with him, and that he had left it all behind when he got booted off the UFO that took him to Mars, the planet of the 4th reich, so he say's that it all is non-RZM authorized. He threw away his Iron Cross before he was captured in Czecho-slovakia in 1945. var fontstart = '' The story was that Hitler claimed that in September 1918, he was unarmed out in no man's land, and saw that a British solider took aim at him. [22], During the Battle of the Somme in October 1916 Hitler received a wound in his left thigh when a shell exploded at the entrance to the dispatch runners' dugout. because i have Adolf's spare set of false teeth. Shirer states that Hitler had attracted the attention of a right-wing university professor who was engaged to educate enlisted men in "proper" political belief, and that the professor's recommendation to an officer resulted in Hitler's advancement. (17) Hitler Was Awarded the Iron Cross First Class: According to historians, Hitler avoided joining the Austro-Hungarian army during WWI. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjernes Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. Thats quite funny guys, but . lets not get too carried away here !!! 1 Was the award first or second (and is there any paperwork to prove it)? [73] Hitler's leadership became increasingly disconnected from reality as the war turned against Germany, with the military's defensive strategies often hindered by his slow decision making and frequent directives to hold untenable positions. Most of the buildings had been reduced to bombed-out shells. He's not much relevant than Rita Repulsa. war, both became pioneering test pilots and were awarded the Iron Cross for service to the Third Reich. from RHQ to units in the front line trenches, when other forms of communication had broken down, as happened, for example, during the major battles in the Fromelles sector at which Hitler is presumed to have been present. Royal Horse Artillery who died 16/03/1917 VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY France ' Hitler . 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I will not take it off again until victory is secured, or I will not survive the outcome. Officers were instructed to mingle with other ranks. if (month<10) month="0"+month "[69] [36] In this capacity as head of the intelligence department, Mayr recruited Hitler as an undercover agent in early June 1919. Gutmann, however, kept his pension, most likely due to the influence of his former corporal, Adolf Hitler. Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' After the ceremony of award, only the ribbon was worn in a buttonhole, the medal itself being kept in its presentation case. Hitler's Iron Cross First Class was awarded . Sign up for a new account in our community. By all accounts he was eager to volunteer for difficult jobs and did them conscientiously. Apparently someone in an army "educational session" had made a remark that Hitler deemed "pro-Jewish" and Hitler reacted with characteristic ferocity. When he got there, he learnt that his father was missing. Inside the Reich Chancellory garden, they formed a line and waited for Hitler. dailyinfo[19]=' 9228 Corporal George F. PARRY 2nd Bn. Whenever communications have been totally disrupted at a critical moment in a battle, it has been thanks to Hitler's unflagging and devoted efforts that important messages have continued to get through despite every difficulty. Toland suggests that Hitler's assignment to this department was partially a reward for his "exemplary" service in the front lines, and partially because the responsible officer felt sorry for Hitler as having no friends, but being very willing to do whatever the army required. '," Mr Czech said. " He wants to open up the eyes of those that will see that . He's was my neighbour, now most of his stuff is on sale on ebay. [44], In 1937, Hitler was made aware of a particular Fortunino Matania painting[47] by Dr Otto Schwend, a member of his staff. Hitler guided the steps of their rearmament, thanks to his retentive memory and interest in technical questions. You can't deny 3rd reich is the fanciest looking WW2 belligerent. Wikimedia Commons Adolf Hitler with his longtime lover and short-lived wife Eva Braun. dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHitler1999 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFKershaw2000 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFKershaw1998 (, Cross of Military Merit, Third Class with Swords, "World War I 1918 British soldier allegedly spares the life of an injured Adolf Hitler", "Michael Morpurgo on the soldier who could have stopped a world war with one shot", "Did British soldier spare Hitler's life in WWI? (In 1939, God was removed from the oath. When all communications broke down completely and higher command was entirely in the dark as to what was happening in the front line trenches, selected runners were despatched on a 'long run' all the way from the forward command post (RHQ/BHQ) to the front line in order to ascertain the situation and return with their own report plus reports from such front line commanders as they were able to find. Hitler's Cross is the story of a nation whose church forgot its primary call and discovered its failure too late. [27] While there, on 10 November, Hitler learned of Germany's defeat from a pastor, andby his own accounton receiving this news he suffered a second bout of blindness. Hitler (far right, seated) with his army comrades of the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 16 (c. 191418). He fully deserves to be awarded the Iron Cross First Class", Source- Corporal Hitler and The Great War, F.J. Williams. but not whilst the man was in the field though? In battle they often had to deliver messages when the barrages were heaviest and could not hide in funk hole. If they have their way, it will end with them. When told that Kilmister, who has been known to wear Iron Crosses and hats from the German air force, defends himself by saying he's just collecting artifacts of war history, Draiman replied, "I . In 1904 fifteen-year-old Adolf became sick and had difficulty breathing. A former educator, he values curiosity and diligent research. dailyinfo[28]=' 19673 Leading Aircraftman Samuel Ambrose TICKNER Meritorious Service Medal No. Tony Paterson reports, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. A younger brother, Edmund, had died of measles in 1900. According to Weber, Hitler was awarded the EKII not for any particular act of bravery but because his position as a despatch runner at regimental headquarters (he was not a frontline soldier for most of the war, as he tried to make out) meant he could cosy up to influential officers. He was shot and wounded in the lung while serving at the front. In September 1941, a medical officer performed a deed so heroic he was awarded an Iron Cross by the German high command. Hitler appeared. They laughed at "Adi" for his aversion to smutty stories, and traded their jam rations for his tobacco. Hitler said: "You know that we are faced with a battle which will result in either the survival or extinction of the German people. I don't know enough about the subject to express a view. The Wochenschau pictures of him being presented with the award and being pinched on the cheek by Hitler made him easily identifiable to the Soviet occupying forces in Poland. A posse of cameramen and a propaganda team from the German Wochenschau newsreel unit got their equipment ready. [21] According to Weber, this rare award was commonly awarded to those posted to regimental headquarters, such as Hitler, who had contact with more senior officers than did combat soldiers. Seeing a group of German soldiers under fire and wounded in a Red Army grenade attack, the young Alfred jumped on to his father's farm-cart and rode to the rescue. What happened to them? During the journey, both Fuchsl and Hitler's portfolio of sketches and paintings were stolen. Hitler's Iron Maidens - Women Awarded the Iron Cross in Combat Mark Felton Productions 1.84M subscribers Subscribe 1.6M views 1 year ago The story of women in the German armed forces who. One of them was placed in a German museum during the war, and is now in the hands of a big Norwegian collector. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' Nevertheless, he continued to believe that only his leadership could deliver victory. They went with him to spain, as for what happened to them when he died in 1947???? Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like According to the Nazi Creed, what group was the most superior?, According to the Nazi Creed, what group was the most inferior?, How did the Nazis believe they could "save the world"? But some Nazi diehards had raised red, black and white swastika flags to "celebrate" Hitler's birthday. The job had to be done by Axmann. Photo by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H1216-0500-002 / CC-BY-SA. Originally named Operation Gymnast, it was the first major Allied . Founded in 1247, it is Europe's first and oldest mental health hospital. Hello! Almost every work on AH that I have read seems to make the point that the first class award to NCOs and other ranks was rare, clearly that may not be the case then in view of the fact that "It was supposed to be an award which made no distinction of social rank - the general and the grenadier both playing their parts in the outcome of battle". Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a Gefreiter (lance corporal[A 1]) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when Hitler served as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) through his position as Fhrer of Nazi Germany. As head of state, Hitler became supreme commander of all armed forces. On your original point 2, whilst I have not read extensively on the awards of the Iron Cross for some years, my impression from past reading was that it was indeed quite rare for a Gefreiter to be awarded the First Class. According to his own version of events, he fought bravely in the war and was in constant danger every day, though, some records contradict these claims. Zelenskyy did not wear a Nazi symbol, not least because he himself is not a Nazi or neo-Nazi. Between air-raids, the mostly female population emerged from their cellars to form long queues for food. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' He combined the swastika with the three colors of the German Imperial flag (red, black, and white). The story is set on 28 September 1918, while Tandey was serving with the 5th Duke of Wellington's Regiment, and relates that a weary German soldier wandered into Tandey's line of fire. by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. Iron Cross 1st class (1957). "I was only 12, but the Fhrer shook my hand, then he pinched my left cheek. The newsreel shows him with his collar uncharacteristically turned up, his moustache already grey and his, by then, uncontrollably twitching left arm, held fast against his back. these high-ranking slaves claimed and sometimes even seized power, as happened, for example, in Riyadh in the first half of the . But before being dispatched to the front, he was allowed one wish. [46], Hitler apparently saw a newspaper report about Tandey being awarded the Victoria Cross (in October 1918, whilst serving with the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment), recognized him, and clipped the article. The video was recorded while i was visiting Ypres. Yet in mid-April 1945, the war ended for Alfred Czech. Sadly, however many of Blochs extended family were killed during the war. Other acts of violence were the killings of both Major Paul Ritter von Jahrei and the conservative MP Heinrich Osel. The Hitler family has five remaining members of the bloodline. [31] There he would stay until the camp dissolved January 1919. In August 1914, at the start of the first World War, Adolf Hitler requested to be enlisted in the Bavarian army and served in France and Belgium for the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 16 (1st Company of the List Regiment) for the entire war. The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, which has sat in the Copenhagen harbour for 110 years, was defaced again this week with the red, white and blue of the Russian flag. History is easily redrawn if writers make assumptions and guesses. Thousands of Germans had already fled Silesia to escape the Red Army. Of the Nazi Party badges, the Golden Party Badge number '1' was the only one he wore on a regular basis.[79]. Just finished reading "Hitler's First War" by Thomas Weber. During this time he urged his unit to stay out of the fighting and not join either side. The Cadbury Research Centre, which holds copies of Chamberlain's papers and diaries, has no references relating to Tandey from the records of the 1938 meeting. The interviewees describe Hitler in his last moments as the Soviet Army invaded Germany in 1945, detailing everything from the claustrophobic quarters of the Fhrer's underground bunker, to his. The question is, what happened to them after Hitler killed himself? I have recently read that it was second. The new design became the national flag on 15 September 1935 during the mass annual rally at Nuremberg. Unlike some dictators, who have military honors bestowed upon them after the fact, or simply have them invented for them, Hitler only wore his Iron Cross, Wound Badge in Black (for numerous wounds sustained under fire), and his Nazi Party Badge. Thank you, and all who have added to the thread. Much appreciated. He was chancellor from January 30, 1933, and, after President Paul von Hindenburg's death, assumed the twin titles of Fhrer and chancellor . [42][43][44] The author David Johnson, who wrote a book on Henry Tandey,[45] believes this story was an urban legend. [57][58], Six days after being sworn in as Chancellor in 1933, Hitler met with the German military leaders, declaring that his first priority was rearmament. However, in 1935, German-Jewish veterans, like the other Jews of Germany, began to suffer even greater discrimination when the Nazis enacted the prejudicial Nuremberg Laws. Mein Kampf: what happened to Hitler's money after his death? SS officers with an insiders knowledge of Gutmanns relationship with Hitler had him released from custody. "My mother was dead against the idea," he said. Many Germans hated the government for signing the armistice in November 1918 - and called them the 'November Criminals'. After World War II, the medal was discontinued but neo-Nazis and other white supremacists subsequently adopted it as a hate symbol and it has been a commonly-used hate symbol ever since. Nowadays he lives off his pension and is the father of 10 children and grandfather to no less than 20 grandchildren. There, they were given a meal while Hitler questioned them about their war experiences. He rewrote the plans for the capture of a crucial bridge, making them much bolder. It was there where Hitler learned of Germany's defeat. by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. He received the relatively common Iron Cross Second Class in 1914 and the Iron Cross First Class in 1918, an honour rarely given to a Gefreiter. By all accounts, Hitler was a good soldier, and he found happiness in both the experience of army life and war. dailyinfo[27]=' 5778 Private William CUMMINGS 6th Bn. Hitler was twice decorated for bravery. By that time, Goldenau had already been taken by the Soviet troops. The British Army was close to Hamburg and the Americans had reached the river Elbe. Hitler was too infirm to pin the Iron Crosses on the boys' tunics himself. His rival Erhard Auer was also wounded in an attack. if (year < 1000) year+=1900 They were told by Arthur Axmann, the Reich Youth Leader, that when the Fhrer arrived they should neither stand rigidly to attention nor greet him with the Nazi salute. Like Dr. Bloch, former lieutenant Gutmann was allowed to leave Germany in 1939, first stopping in Belgium, but successfully emigrating to the U.S.A. in 1940, ahead of the German invasion of Western Europe. . 14th Bde. var year=mydate.getYear() It's important to stress that Hitler wasn't a socialist. Hey everyone! In 1914, he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class, for bravery at the front during the first Battle of Ypres (Belgium). While Hitler's actions in WW2 are indefensible, he was a brave combatant in WW1. Thereafter, he was ordered to the depot in Munich. He died in San Diego in 1962. They began at the Brgerbru Keller, a beer hall in the Bavarian city of Munich. In 1903 Hitlers tyrannical father died and his mother Klara was left alone to raise Adolf, along with his sister Paula and his half-siblings, Alois Jr. and Angela. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } In Central Asia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are at each other's throats, Kazakhstan is moving away from Russia and is moving closer to Europe, and there are EU peacekeepers and watch dogs in Nargorno-Karabakh because Russia is incapable of defending Trad Chistrian Armenians in their enclave or even Armenia proper. The local doctor, Eduard Bloch, was called to help the teenager. Dentists familiar with his teeth confirmed to Soviet investigators that these items were Hitler's. In July 1938 before the outbreak of World War II, German diplomats awarded Ford the Grand Cross of the German Eagle. Hitler and the Nazi's just borrowed stuff they like from ancient . Royal Welsh Fusiliers who died 11/03/1915 FAUQUISSART MILITARY CEMETERY, LAVENTIE France ' The Americans spent $5 billion promoting 'democracy', (27) worked with neo-Nazis, shipped in snipers who then randomly committed murder on their behalf and effected a color revolution by installing their own preferred candidate, illegitimately and in defiance of the country's constitution. [70] His status with the military escalated when they seized Norway and conquered Western Europe, with the major thrust coming through the Ardennes, which he had implemented despite the misgivings of many professional advisers. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1925) Volume One - A Reckoning Chapter V: The World War Woody Harrelson hosted Saturday Night Live and used his opening monologue to criticize Big Pharma's response to COVID-19: "The biggest drug cartels in the world get together and buy up all the media and all the politicians and force all the people in the . Today, Mr Czech, now 72 and living in the Rhineland, still vividly remembers those moments, 60 years ago, when he met Hitler for the first and only time. Unfortunately I returned it to the library yesterday, and my memory being what it is. Hitler was awarded the EKI near the beginning of the war and the EKII near the end of it. Hitler was awarded Germany's highest award for bravery - the Iron Cross. Permission was granted. The boys were given a shower and a hearty breakfast then ordered to put on new uniforms. var mydate=new Date() dailyinfo[20]=' 10259 Private Charles BUCHANAN 1st Bn. The relationship of Ford and GM to the Nazi regime goes back to the 1920s and 1930s, when the American car companies competed against each other for access to the lucrative German market. and 34th Coy. Hitler's First Class Iron Cross was recommended by Lieutenant Hugo Gutmann, a Jewish adjutant in the List Regiment. Alfred Czech was Adolf Hitler's "youngest hero". oh yeah! [17] During the Battle of Fromelles on 1920 July 1916 the Australians, mounting their first attack in France, assaulted the Bavarian positions. [19], At the Nuremberg Trials, two of his former superiors testified that Hitler had refused to be considered for promotion. [11][12], Some have regarded this assignment as "a relatively safe job", because regimental headquarters was often several miles behind the front. Photo by Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1975-096-33A / CC-BY-SA 3.0. by Douglas 5 18 Feb 2005, 01:17, Post dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. Soon I couldn't stand it and went back down to bed.". (First and Second Class) Hugo Gutmann, later known as Henry G. Grant (19 November 1880 - 22 June 1962), was a German Jewish army officer, notable for being one of Adolf Hitler 's superior officers in World War I. Background. He called the day he was given the medal, "the greatest day of my life." In all Hitler won six medals for bravery. While in power, his wartime service was his favourite topic of conversation. Portrait of Corporal Adolf Hitler during his stay in a military hospital, 1918. Photo by iron cross CC BY SA 3.0. dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. by Bjrn from Norway 29 Jan 2005, 15:34, Post He was left with no option but to follow orders and go to Freudenthal in German-annexed Sudetenland to fight on in what is now the Czech Republic. Also, as to cosying up to officers, in the German army at the time officers hardly spoke to soldiers who were not senior NCO's. The encounter between the young boys and their ailing Fhrer was dramatised in the new film Downfall, with the young Alfred as the inspiration for the blond boy whom Hitler singles out for praise. He also said that he had no reason to believe that Hitlers relationship with his mother was anything but that of a loving son and that there was nothing pathological about the relationship. The ill-fed 14-year-old boy walked all the way from Prague to his parent's farm-house in Goldenau which by then had become part of Poland. Under Captain Mayr, "national thinking" courses were arranged at the Reichswehrlager Lechfeld near Augsburg,[36] with Hitler attending from 1019 July. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' While monitoring the activities of the DAP, Hitler became attracted to the founder Anton Drexler's antisemitic, nationalist, anti-capitalist, and anti-Marxist ideas. Hitler had several copies. Hosted by John G & William Kramer. Iron Cross. Yet Alfred Czech felt that he had little choice but to stay on. He told me, 'Keep it up! [7][8] He was an infantryman in the 1st Company during the First Battle of Ypres (October 1914), which Germans remember as the Kindermord bei Ypern (Ypres Massacre of the Innocents) because approximately 40,000 men (between a third and a half, many of them university students) of nine newly-enlisted infantry divisions became casualties in the first twenty days. On the same day as Hitler received his Iron Cross, the regimental commander, Freiherr von Tubeuf, wrote a recommendation on Gutmann which shows his energy as a front officer. 2nd Bn. [40] Impressed with Hitler's oratory skills, Drexler invited him to join the DAP, which Hitler did on 12 September 1919. From this point forward he personally directed the war against the Soviet Union, while his military commanders facing the Western Allies retained a degree of autonomy. Lest anyone think I glorify AH, my late uncle was captured by the SS Leibstandarte, Hitler's bodyguard regiment, at Vevi in Greece. From iron cross, Hugo boss uniform, blitzkrieg, u-boat wolfpack, MG42, Stg44, Tiger Tank, to Bismarck battleship, all is legendary and cool. Peter Raubal, Heiner Hochegger, and Alexander, Louis and Brian Stuart-Houston are all vastly . He also destroyed around 150 enemy anti-aircraft or artillery positions, 4 armored trains and enumerable other ground targets including bridges. That soldier is purported to have been Adolf Hitler. [3] The Bavarian police sent him back to Salzburg for induction into the Austrian Army, but he failed his physical exam on 5 February 1914 and returned to Munich. In the last days of the war, he was forced to join the Volkssturm, the People's Storm defence force, the equivalent of Britain's Home Guard, and thrown into battle against seasoned Soviet troops. [20] Hitler's First Class Iron Cross was recommended by Lieutenant Hugo Gutmann, a Jewish adjutant in the List Regiment. The Iron Cross is a famous German military medal dating back to the 19th century. [35], In June 1919 he was moved to the demobilization office of the 2nd Infantry Regiment. Hitler and the Nazi Party aimed to seize control of the state government, march on Berlin, and . On 3 April 1919, Hitler was elected as the liaison of his military battalion and again on 15 April. I am sure they will mysteriously appear soon enough . WW1 ordnance mainly hand and rifle grenades. Remembering his promise, Hitler instructed Bloch (and his wife) to be given special protection, referring to the doctor as a noble Jew. Shortly thereafter, Bloch was miraculously able to sell his house for what it was actually worth (most of the Jews in Germany or Austria were paid peanuts for their homes people knew how desperate to sell they were), and emigrate to the United States, where he died just one month after the fall of the Third Reich. This attempted coup d'tat came to be known as the Beer Hall Putsch.. It's easy! [He] fully. Think the difference was that the EKII was worn on the uniform while the EKI was worn round the neck, though I don't recall any pictures of Hitler wearing it anywhere but on his uniform after he came to power. Your view does not add up I'm afraid. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. Even after his experience in the Austro-Hungarian capital, where a small town boy with hope of becoming a great painter was rejected by the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts whose members he believed were either Jewish or friends of Jews, Hitler had positive experiences with Jewish members of society. [18] The history of the List Regiment hailed this brilliant defense as the "personification of the German Army on the Western Front". By that year's end, the army had more than 1 million men and 25,000 officers. There were many factors that led to Hitler's more widespread acceptance in Germany, from economic depression to the country's hatred of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I. The man responsible for awarding the Iron Cross to Hitler? The German soldier saw him lower his rifle and nodded his thanks before wandering off.