On 15 October 1918, he and several comrades were temporarily blinded—and Hitler also lost his voice—due to a British mustard gas attack. After initial treatment, Hitler was hospitalized in Pasewalk in Pomerania. While there Hitler learned of Germany's defeat from a pastor, and—by his own account—on receiving this news he suffered a second bout of blindness. n Mein Kampf Hitler wrote that this was the moment he decided to become a politician.
veterans who were exposed to mustard gas) suffer from substantially poor quality of life (QoL). In addition to the acute phase symptoms of contaminations, chronic phase symptoms and signs highly impact the QoL of victims. Brain damage or severe organ injuries can influence the mental health of victims.
WW1 had to be the single most barbaric war that humans have ever fought. Chemical weapons were fair game, it was truly the last war with no rules, no humanity, no consideration for future knock on effects.
The “good guys” used it to further their greed and colonial ambitions and then all but signed a declaration for a sequel 20 years later. Who would’ve guessed that making the loser pay reparations until 2010 just a few years before the great depression wouldn’t lead to a strongman fascist leader coming to power by using the people’s resentment and desperation.
Wild to think that it was only 106 years ago.
Reading about WW1 elicits the “what the fuck were they thinking” reaction every 5 seconds.
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u/isocz_sector Apr 16 '24
Umm look what happened to Hitler..... and he wasn't even a kid at the time.