Facts About Hitler You Probably Didn't Know!

 
In 1939, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was nominated once in 1939. Incredulous though it may seem today, the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939, by a member of the Swedish parliament, an E.G.C. Brandt. Apparently though, Brandt never intended the nomination to be taken seriously. Brandt wasto all intents and purposes a dedicated antifascist, and had intended this nomination more as a satiric criticism of the current political debate in Sweden. ( At the time, a number of Swedish parliamentarians had nominated then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin for the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination which Brandt viewed with great skepticism. ) However, Brandt's satirical intentions were not well received at all and the nomination was swiftly withdrawn in a letter dated 1 February 1939.

In 1938, Adolf Hitler was Time magazine's man of the year
He was on the cover of Time magazine for the year 1938, which was published on Jan 2, 1939.

                                                               
Henry Ford is the only American mentioned in the Mein Kampf"I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration" - Adolph Hitler, 1931Henry Ford is the only American mentioned in the Mein Kampf and Hitler regarded Ford as his inspiration. He was admired by how Henry Ford revolutionized the American Roads. This lead him to start the Volkswagen (Volkswagen Literally meaning -People's Car)
The Volkswagen Beetle was sketched by Hitler after seeing Tatra 97Adolf Hitler saw at a car show in 1933 while visiting Czech. Ferdinand Porsche later admitted 'to have looked over Ledwinka's shoulders' while designing the Volkswagen.
                                                                                           
First Car in Nepal was gifted by Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler gifted King Truibhuvan of Nepal with this 1938 model Mercedes Benz, which was the first car ever seen in Nepal. It was carried to the capital by men as in 1940 there were no roads in the city.

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna.
He liked to paint architecture in youth, such as public places, and he even sold many of his works. However he was not as successful at art as he wished to be. Some of his paintings were recovered after the war and sold at auction for tens of thousands of dollars. If only he was accepted by that school in Vienna!

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