# About Adolph Hitler **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 3, 2000, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908 "2000-04-03T19:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/1 "2000-04-03T19:07:00Z")
This might be more GQ than GD, but here goes: Hitler was elected to his position of power; however, at some point he became a dictator with “rule by decree” power. How quickly did this transition happen? I can’t imagine that he was elected, then immediately decided, “OK, I make the rules.” ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/2 "2000-04-03T20:04:00Z")
Hitler was _not_ elected to power. He lost the presidential election to Hindenburg, but was then appointed chancellor–and later scured absolute power–amid a great deal of dealmaking and backstabbing. For a concise account, look here: [historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm](http://historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/3 "2000-04-03T20:05:00Z")
Hitler was named Chancellor in January, 1933. The Reichstag fire was in February, and by the end of March, he had been granted emergency powers. When Hindenberg died in August 1934, Hitler had himself officially named Fuhrer, but for all intents and purposes he had grabbed all the power he needed two months after he took office. * * * I understand all the words, they just don’t make sense together like that. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/4 "2000-04-03T20:06:00Z")
Dammit! I knew I’d mess that up. [www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm](http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm) ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/5 "2000-04-03T23:35:00Z")
When I clicked on “About Adolf Hitler,” all I got was a dialog box that said: **Adolf Hitler, version 1.0 Copyright © 1933 by National Socialist, Inc. All rights reserved** … with an “OK” button at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/6 "2000-04-03T23:45:00Z")
::ba-dum:: Thank you, tip your servers. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/7 "2000-04-04T00:27:00Z")
The last time I tipped my server, its hard drive crashed. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/8 "2000-04-04T11:07:00Z")
Don’t tip your servers, it upsets them. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/9 "2000-04-05T05:39:00Z")
“Adolf Hitler, version 1.0” And may there never be a version 2.0! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2000, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/10 "2000-04-04T18:20:00Z")
There already is a version 2.0; didn’t anyone see “The Boys From Brazil”? Or at least “They Saved Hitler’s Brain”? ---
**Author:** ![Cactus\_Jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Cactus\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cactus_Jack)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/11 "2000-04-05T14:10:00Z")
“Boys from Brazil.” That’s a damn good flick. I loved the part at the end, where the kid’s looking at the pictures he’s developed in the darkroom, pictures of those two old fogies duking it out, blood and bruises and dog bites everywhere, and he’s looking at the photos, and his eyes go so wide, and he says: “Cool!” ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/12 "2000-04-05T15:42:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Otto: > **There already is a version 2.0; didn’t anyone see “The Boys From Brazil”? Or at least “They Saved Hitler’s Brain”?** or Pat Buchanan? \ Thank you folks, I’m here all week. ---
**Author:** ![Federalist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@Federalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Federalist)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-adolph-hitler/17908/13 "2000-04-09T04:21:00Z")
Hitler lost his balls in 'Nam.