Adolf
Americannoun
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Austria will formally open a new police station on Wednesday in Adolf Hitler's former house, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
When Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was 6, his father, King Boris III of Bulgaria, died suddenly after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The dumbest phrase in military history is Adolf Hitler saying “Let’s attack Russia in the winter.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Israeli politicians supporting the law say it will allow for a trial of historic significance, comparing it to that of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
President Dwight D. Eisenhower had pushed hard for such a bill; during World War II, he’d been enormously impressed by Adolf Hitler’s Reichsautobahn, the world’s first superhighway system.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
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