WW2 Adolf Hitler's Awards and Decorations 

Thanks for this interesting information. I hope to find enough information about Hitler's foreign decorations for a new video!

This is true! Only 24 July 20 Wound Badges were awarded.

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​@Gremovmuzej Correction. There were 24 officers in the hut when the bomb exploded in 1944. But records show that the manufacturer C.E Juncker produced 100 of the 20th july 1944 wound badges in all three grades. Other records show that 30 were awarded in total 16 in black, 7 in silver, and 7 in gold. As some officers received more than one of the 1944 wound badge for subsequent injuries later in the war, for example, Hitlers naval adjutant vice admiral Hans-Erich Voss received all three grades of the 1944 wound badge. In 1944, he received the black version and was upgraded twice for subsequent war wounds.

Yes. This is really interesting.

My guess is so that his jacket wasn't weighted down by all the metal

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It was important for the image he wanted to portray. The 'common corporal' of the people, having awards many men received during the first world war, which gave a sense of comradery and familiarity with their leader. He was an ''average guy'' who stepped up to change Germany. Sort of like any modern super hero story. An adorned king with chest candy can give and exact opposite effect. Especially at that time in Germany when monarchies were beginning to be frowned upon.

Interesting question and a good idea for the next video. 👍

A.Hitlers Iron Cross and Black wound badge disappeared into the NKVD archives and have not been seen since but his golden party badge numbered 1 was put on display in a museum but the badge was stolen from a display in Russia in 2005.

Yes! This happened during World War I. More about: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gutmann

I'm hearing it for the first time. Can you tell us more about that?

It's true. Perhaps he did not want to be honored with an order that he himself had founded. I'm just guessing.

Whys that strange? It's a combat decoration, same as the knights Cross. He didn't earn it, hence he didn't wear it

@@Schneter Thank you ;-)

Thanks for the comment! Maybe in one of the next videos

I agree with you.

I've heard that he wanted to give the impression of someone of the people rather than some elite to whom people could barely relate, or aspire to be one day. Other than that, yeah, he had many good qualities, he was hard-working, corageous (assuming by the badges for bravery), quite intelligent, very talented when it came to speaking, and he read books like crazy (I heard that he was capable of reading a book per day), and many of his political work would under normal circumstances make him excellent statesman. It almost makes you wonder how a man of such qualities could end up where he did.

@@fanta4897 another reason is that the Iron Cross 1st class was very popular and respected by the German people, the wound badge showed that he had put his life on the line and had physically made sacrifices for Germany. The gold party badge was for obvious political reasons.