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Adolf Hitler stories: 67 news summaries

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 Wax Hitler Loses Its Head 

Berlin man decapitates figure in protest

Jul 5, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wax model of Adolf Hitler at a new Madame Tussauds in Germany was decapitated by a Berlin man soon after the museum opened today, AFP reports. The man, who was arrested, “wanted to protest against Hitler's figure being on show,” police said. The model had sparked controversy,... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Adolf Hitler • Madame Tussauds

McCain Severs Ties to Pastor Over Holocaust Blast

And Hagee withdraws his endorsement right back

May 22, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and John Hagee dissolved their union in tit-for-tat fashion today—one day after an offensive sermon about Hitler came to light. Hagee claimed God sent Hitler to perpetrate the Holocaust, because it was a “top priority for the Jewish people … to get them to come back... More »

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John McCain • Holocaust • Adolf Hitler • John Hagee

Skinheads Dupe German Mail, Make Stamp
of Nazi Hero

They use image of Hitler deputy Hess

May 21, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neo-Nazis in Germany pulled a fast one on the national postal service by tricking the agency into making stamps featuring one of Hitler’s senior deputies, der Spiegel reports. The skinheads used a Deutsche Post service that allows people to upload images for custom stamps online to create about 20... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • mail • Nazi • Neo-Nazi • stamps • Deutsche Post

Opinion

 Politicians, Give Hitler a Rest 

No good can come when statesmen of any stripe invoke the Third Reich

May 20, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politicians just can’t stop invoking Hitler to make their points, complains Anne Applebaum on Slate. President Bush did it last week, saying negotiating with “terrorists and radicals” was tantamount to 1930s Nazi appeasement. It was a ridiculous statement, “giving tactical choices a phony moral grounding.” But... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Nazi • George W. Bush • appeasement

 Hitler Donnybrook
 Rocks Hardball 

Matthews not appeased by conservative radio host's history gaps

May 16, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - There's been an outcry from the Dems over President Bush's "appeasement" comments but the shouting was loudest on last night's Hardball, the Huffington Post reports. Radio host Kevin James sang the praises of Bush's remarks comparing Barack Obama's planned outreach to Iran to Nazi appeasement. But after being asked... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Hardball • Chris Matthews • talk show • appeasement

 Chavez Ties Merkel to Hitler 

Venezuelan fires back after German chancellor advises neighbors to keep distance

May 12, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez fired back at Angela Merkel after the German leader suggested Latin American countries should be wary of ties to Venezuela. "She is from the German right," he said yesterday, "the same that supported Hitler, that supported fascism, that's the Chancellor of Germany." More »

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Latin America • Venezuela • Angela Merkel • Germany • Adolf Hitler • Hugo Chávez

Obituary

Would-Be Hitler Killer Dead at 90

Von Boeselager escaped after
trying to murder
the Führer twice

May 3, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last surviving member of a cabal that twice tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler died this week at age 90, the Telegraph reports. Nearly all of Phillip Von Boeselager’s co-conspirators were executed after a 1944 attempt to plant a bomb under the table at Hitler’s East Prussian... More »

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obituary • Adolf Hitler • World War II • assassin

Hitler Gets Dolled Up
in Ukraine

Barbie-sized dolls of Nazi boss to go on sale, with accessories

Apr 24, 08 3:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adolf Hitler dolls—with arms that move to make the infamous "sieg heil" salute—will soon be on sale in the Ukraine, the BBC reports. The Barbie-sized figure, which even comes with a change of outfits, is certain to spark an outcry in the country where the Nazis killed... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Ukraine • Neo-Nazi

Formula One Chief Caught
in 'Nazi' Orgy

'Concentration camp' sex video sparks calls for Mosely's resignation

Mar 31, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Formula One leader Max Mosely is being pressured to quit his post after a newspaper obtained video of the 67-year-old Brit in a Nazi-themed sex orgy with five prostitutes. The Oxford-educated multi-millionaire, whose father was a friend of Adolf Hitler, spoke German as he beat hookers dressed as concentration camp... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Formula One • concentration camp • Nazi • prostitute • sado-masochism • Max Mosley • Oswald Mosley • orgy • FIA

Beloved Brit Painting Once Owned by Hitler

Venus image now in National Gallery also hung in his apartment

Mar 28, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nude painting of Venus on display in London's National Gallery for 45 years—one of the gallery's most popular works—turns out to have been once owned by Adolf Hitler. The whimsical Cupid Complaining to Venus, by German master Lucas Cranach, was given to Hitler by a prominent... More »

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London • art • Adolf Hitler • National Archives • Lucas Cranach • looted art • Cupid Complaining to Venus • National Gallery • Patricia Lochridge Hartwell • Dr Birgit Schwartz

Germany Torn Over Reviving Iron Cross

Controversy rages over 19th-century medal linked to Nazi regime

Mar 7, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - German officials are debating whether to bring back the Iron Cross, a military insignia closely associated with the Nazi era, the Independent reports. Some 5,000 Germans signed a petition last year calling for the reintroduction of the decoration for "outstanding bravery," which was eliminated in 1945. Others... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • World War II • Iron Cross

Brits Used Astrologer Against Hitler

Declassified files
tell of  'star wars'
strategy in WWII

Mar 4, 08 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Some British strategists saw the outcome of World War II written in the stars, according to newly declassified documents that reveal the role of an astrologer in predicting Adolf Hilter's moves. An intelligence agency employed a colorful character who claimed to be able to use astrological readings to, as one... More »

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Germany • espionage • England • Adolf Hitler • World War II • MI5 • Astrology

Will Smith Wins Libel Suit Over Hitler Slur

London news agency apologizes for claiming actor praised dictator

Feb 22, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A London news agency must pay undisclosed damages and apologize to Will Smith for publishing a story that erroneously quoted the actor as saying Adolf Hitler was a “good person.” E! Online reports that the World Entertainment News Network picked up and greatly distorted quotes from Smith’s... More »

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libel • Adolf Hitler • tabloids • Nazi • Will Smith • World Entertainment News Network • false accusations

Turks Find Hitler's 'Lost Fleet'

Three German U-boats located in Black Sea

Feb 4, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Three World War II U-boats, known as "Hitler's lost fleet," have been discovered off the Turkish coast, the Telegraph reports. A Turkish team combined archival research with sailor interviews and sonar technology to find the wreckage, part of the six-boat fleet that dogged Russian ships in the Black... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Black Sea • sailor • Nazi • history • World War II • submarine • Romania • U-boats • Hitler's lost fleet • sonar • discovery

Smith Too Jiggy With Hitler,
Say Irate Jews

Legend actor said Nazi chief tried to do 'what
he thought was good'

Dec 25, 07 8:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Will Smith finds himself in some hot water with the Jewish Defense League after telling a Scottish newspaper that Hitler didn't mean to do evil, but rather, using "a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.'"  The JDL denounced Smith's remark... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Will Smith • Jewish Defense League • I am Legend • Fresh Prince

Nazi Architect's Son Has His Own Designs

Father's shadow hasn't kept Albert Speer from worldwide impact

Dec 22, 07 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s hard to make a name for yourself when you share a name with your father, harder when the father was a famous Nazi architect and friend of Hitler. Urban planner Albert Speer constantly battles the association, keeping a low profile, and, though he has made his mark worldwide,... More »

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architecture • Germany • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • Olympic Games • urban revitalization • Albert Speer • Munich

Man's Best Friend Just Following Orders

Hitler-saluting dog is looking for a new home

Dec 19, 07 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A healthy, friendly, affectionate and evidently obedient Alsatian is looking for a good home. Taught by his master to affect a Nazi salute on command, Adolf—that's right—is in a Berlin animal shelter. His owner is in jail after showing the trick to police in a country where all... More »

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Germany • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • accident

Globe Owned
by Hitler to
Be Auctioned

Relic from Eagles Nest shows inked-in path from Europe to US

Oct 21, 07 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A globe belonging to Adolf Hitler and marked with possible remnants of strategic planning is going up for auction, the Independent reports. A US officer found it in Hitler's Bavarian retreat, known as Eagle's Nest. Although there had already been extensive looting, the soldier saw it sitting on a desk... More »

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Adolf Hitler • Eagle's Nest

Revisiting Rudy's Record as Terror-Fighter

Impressive after 9/11, Giuliani underplayed the threat before

Sep 24, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Candidate Giuliani is pitching himself as a terrorist-slayer, but until 9/11 he downplayed threats and offered traditional law enforcement as the solution, the Washington Post reports—an approach he now condemns. In an analysis of the former mayor's track record on terror before the attacks, the Post notes decisions... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • law enforcement • Adolf Hitler • September 11 • Empire State Building • Office of Emergency Management • Zionism

German Cardinal Uses Nazi Term to Describe Art

Says "degenerate" remark unintentional, but critics disagree

Sep 15, 07 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Germans are in an uproar after an archbishop labeled some modern art “degenerate,” the same word Nazis used to persecute artists. A spokesman for Cardinal Joachim Meisner said the archbishop didn’t intend to acknowledge “old ideologies,” but the BBC says the term was precisely scripted... More »

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Catholic Church • Germany • art • modern art • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • degenerate • Expressionism • Joachim Meisner

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