• Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    Note that Hitler actually served in the trenches of WW1 as a corporal. Didn’t claim he had “bone spurs” to get out of military service unlike SOMEONE ELSE.

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      9 days ago

      When in certain aspects you’re worse than Hitler…

      One can only assume how many other aspects of Hitler he can surpass too

    • Jarix@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      I was told it’s not impossible that Hitler and Tolkien were in opposite trenches in ww1. I want that to be true, so I haven’t left checked it.

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        9 days ago

        They were both at Somme in 1916. Hard to say if they shot at each other but its a likely possibility they were close to one another at one point in time in history.

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          8 days ago

          Ide like to visit the timeline where Tolkien Headshots Hitler in the trenches.

          Just to see what would have been different(I likely wouldn’t exist but I think that would be okay)

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      7 days ago

      He was awarded the Iron Cross twice (Second Class once, then First Class). This was an honor seldom given to corporals. He was a messenger, and was said by his comrades to be weird, aloof, puritanical but fearless. Unlike Trump, at least he had one ball.