During 1940 Nazi Germany successfully used the tactic of blitzkrieg against France and proceeded to take over most of Europe. Due to cunning and courageous high officials and superior forces, Nazi Germany steamrolled through Europe relatively quickly and brought about the deadliest war of all time. The Nazis successfully used superior tactics and advanced weaponry unchecked by the previous Allies of World War I to take down Poland and France in World War II. The problem with the common thought of the initial Nazi invasions of Poland and France is the fact that not just tactics, superior technology, and officers helped the offensive, but it was the intense fuel that was Pervitin or methamphetamine which pushed the Nazi war machine towards …show more content…
The narcotics were more akin to morphine which relieved Hitler of his body pains that followed with the stresses of running a belligerent nation in World War II. The instrumental figure in both Hitler’s spiraling addiction and the emphasis of Pervitin into the Wehrmacht is Dr. Theodore Morell. In order to understand why Hitler became addicted, it is important to analyze what Dr. Morrell gave to Hitler and why this became an addiction. Dr, Theodore Morell was a prominent doctor in Germany before the rise of the Nazis in World War II. He treated Adolf Hitler’s personal photographer who raved about the doctor. Hitler finally met Dr. Morell in 1936 that immediately began treating Hitler for his severe chronic stomach cramps. Dr. Morrell also treated Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments. Speer wrote in his …show more content…
Morell on multiple occasions of malpractice and making fake diagnoses in order to keep his job and importance within the Third Reich. Despite all of these negative accusations, Hitler continued to put his absolute trust in Dr. Morell. Unbeknownst to Hitler, Dr. Morell kept feeding him his mixture of vitamins and morphine to “cure” his debilitating stomach pain. Hitler increasingly demanded these intravenous injections multiple times per day. Despite Hitler's strict stance against drug use, he became intensely addicted to the combination of morphine and vitamins. Many people in Wolf's Lair believed Hitler to be losing his mind, in part to Dr. Morell's mistreatment of Hitler. Albert Speer noted on several occasions later on in the war how much he distrusted Hitler's personal physician. Speer was not alone; Leonardo Conti despised Dr. Morell and accused him of mistreatment and false diagnoses on multiple occasions. Hitler became extremely dependent on what was basically morphine. He became lethargic, shaky, and his symptoms of Parkinson’s exacerbated to the point where Hitler stayed in his room for hours and hours on end when his country needed him the most to make strategic decisions. Especially, in the later parts of the war, commanders attempted to make important decisions for the Third Reich, but Hitler’s health condition and constant mood changes hindered the high
In her personal essay, Dr. Grant writes that she learned that most cases involving her patients should not be only handled from a doctor’s point of view but also from personal experience that can help her relate to each patient regardless of their background; Dr. Grant was taught this lesson when she came face to face with a unique patient. Throughout her essay, Dr. Grant writes about how she came to contact with a patient she had nicknamed Mr. G. According to Dr. Grant, “Mr. G is the personification of the irate, belligerent patient that you always dread dealing with because he is usually implacable” (181). It is evident that Dr. Grant lets her position as a doctor greatly impact her judgement placed on her patients, this is supported as she nicknamed the current patient Mr.G . To deal with Mr. G, Dr. Grant resorts to using all the skills she
The addicts are on a plane filled with people who can cure their illness while war preparers fit in with those whose disease is incurable and those deemed unfit for society. Both groups of people have elements about themselves that are wrong, but the latter group’s elements are worse. The war preparers cannot be cured to the sickness that racks their brain, and to call them an addict, much like Vonnegut does, undermines the process addicts go through to help themselves. These people who love the so-called “art” of war are no sicker than a
The Great War, now known as World War II, devastated Europe, leaving political and economic instability in Germany to aid the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist (Nazi) Party. World War II began when Hitler invaded Poland on the 17 September 1939. The war lasted from 1939 to 1945 and directly involved over 100 million people. With an estimated death toll of 75 million, World War II is the deadliest conflict in history. Although there can be no definite turning point, many historians consider the Battle of Stalingrad to be the greatest and most significant battle in the war. The Soviet Union’s massive success in this battle marked the war turning in favor of the Allies.
Germany was economically frail subsequent to World War I. The Treaty of Versailles had held them accountable for the cause, and the Great Depression further deteriorated their condition. Germany was ambitious for power and resources. Envisioning world domination, Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany, led his Nazi Party to invade Poland in 1939. France and Britain guaranteed to offer military support if Poland were to become attacked; they declared war, initiating World War II.
“The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves” (Trueman).
During World War II, Germany’s military was superior to anyone else in the world, with far more advanced technology, tactics, and weaponry. They had a fearless leader who would stop at nothing to make his country great again. Their closest rival, the Soviet Union, was almost out of the picture with a death toll of over 26 million. On top of that, Germany had nothing to lose, and would not conceivably stop. So how then, with all odds against them, did the Allies win the war? A combination of factors affected Germany’s downfall, such as lack of morale, unwieldy weapons, and failure to work with its so-called allies.
During WWII there were many tactics used in trying to gain control of the war but none were as effective as Hitler and the Nazis and Stalin and the Soviets.
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the best presidents America has ever had. He was a courageous leader who led his “rough riders” into battle. He was an explorer. He was a politician. He was a great father. He was an extremely well rounded individual. He is considered a hero by many because of his leadership, his conservation, and his accomplishments.
Hitler wasn’t always a dictator of Germany, in fact; he never wanted to be in the army in the first place. But in spite of what he wanted he started off as a young soldier, and often rebelled because of the mixed ...
Goring remained with his troops when the First World War began in 1914. During World War One he became famous for being a war hero. During this period of time, he was an aircraft pilot. “He won numerous awards for bravery and was the last commander of the legendary Richthofen Fighter Squadron.” Between the years of 1924 and 1921, he studied in the Munich University as the war ended. From 1924 to 1929, he lived in Sweden. Before returning to Germany Göring’s behaviour was peculiar as the war emerged. Due to the different attitude, Göring became addicted to drugs, became lazy and fat. Göring was detected to be ex...
World War II, known as the largest armed conflict in history, began in Europe in the 1930s and led to effect many people. The war resulted in not only the involvement of more countries than any other war but also introduced powerful, new, nuclear weapons that also contributed to the most deaths. As Hitler rose to power in 1933 the Holocaust began, his quest for the ‘perfect’ race resulted in the use of concentration camps, which would help to create the largest genocide of people in history.
During the early stages of the war, most of Germany’s victories were because of the success of blitzkrieg, or lightening war. Blitzkrieg tactics emphasised mobility and the concentrated use of armour and air power to overwhelm an enemy. Blitzkrieg was especially successful in flat, open countryside and was supremely suited for the Polish campaign in 1939. It was with blitzkrieg, as well as Germany’s superior tactics, effective use of armour, airpower and modern equipment, plus with the support of the USSR that the Germans used to overwhelm Poland in only 5 weeks. Two days after the German troops entered Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Hitler did not want this because it was a distraction from his main aim, to attack the USSR.
During World War I, Hitler was hospitalized from temporary blindness from a gas attack. Hitler had heard about the Armistice, and at that point “his hatred of Jews and Marxists, who it was widely alleged had ‘stabbed Germany in the back,’ became the keynotes of his worldview.” (“Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)”). Hitler had blamed the Jews for the loss in World War I, and he feared that they were destroying Germany by poisoning “pure” German blood. Hitler saw Jews as an “eternal enemy of all higher forms of culture...which he thought infected the purity of German blood” (“Hitler Adolf (1889-1945)”). Hitler stated in 1922 in a conversation with Joseph Hell that, “If I am ever really in power, the destruction of the Jews will be my first and most important job...until Germany is cleansed of the last Jew!” (Stein). Sadly, he truly did act upon his promise to the German
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Drugs in Germany was not a new thing. In the nineteenth century, Germany led the world in pharmaceutical research. During the Weimar Republic, Berlin was referred to as the Whore of Babylon. Indulging in recreational drugs was part of the infamous Berlin night life. But the Nazi’s had a different ideology. Hitler’s inner circle glorified him as superior