7. Hitler Crafted Laws Against Animal Cruelty
Yes, this one is going to seem extremely strange considering the innumerable human atrocities he ordered during his lifetime, but Hitler despised animal cruelty. A committed vegetarian, Hitler was put off meat when he was young – legend has it as a result of witnessing an autopsy – and became determined to protect animals.
He helped to implement laws which protected wild animals, chickens, and cattle – and he intended to reduce Germany’s meat consumption after World War II.
6. Hitler Wanted To Create The “Museum Of An Extinct Race”
It is widely documented that Hitler wanted to exterminate an entire race – his regime oversaw the murder of six million Jewish people – but he did not want to completely eliminate their memory. Despite his attempt “to rid the world of Bolshevik Jewry,” Hitler demanded that artefacts, paintings, and heirlooms of any Jews murdered were retained. His intention was to create a gallery for German people to come and view such artefacts – named the “Museum Of An Extinct Race”…
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