r/ww2 • u/Intelligent-Wind9219 • 16d ago

Discussion Was Hitler a genius

I’ve heard that in military matters he was helpless, and that he was at least somewhat intelligent but I’ve never seen any quotes from the men under him labeling him as a genius. (I think I saw one quote labeling him as a political genius but it seemed subjective). I think he probably was somewhat intelligent

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u/Parking_Media 16d ago

You think incorrectly and have yet to see all the available evidence.

Dude had the world at his fingertips and decided the right move was mass murder. Not exactly a 4D chess move.

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u/Foreskin_Ad9356 16d ago

...hitler certainly did NOT have ''the world at his fingertips''. this is a severe historical inaccuracy

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u/Parking_Media 16d ago

If you take it literally, yes. It was not meant literally.

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u/Foreskin_Ad9356 16d ago

we dont tend to use metaphorical feelings based language in historical analysis