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"Wow, I'm starting to think this whole Nazi thing is a bad idea." (lemmy.world)

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[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Is there a source for those claims?

[-] A_Filthy_Weeaboo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The book : Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

By Norman Ohler

Is a fantastic read and source

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

About the use of amphetamines or the adhd part?

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

About tankers going for weeks and that being a reason they beat France.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

https://newrepublic.com/article/141125/third-reich-addicted-drugs

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/05/pervitin-wonder-drug-that-fueled-nazi.html

Most sources cite the 'three days' demanded by Guederian, but I'm almost positive I've read accounts of individual Nazi tankers go 5-6 days without sleep during the Battle of France. I'll keep looking for the source on that.

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

AFAIK Theres also This case of a Finnish soldier taking hell a lot of Meth and walking 300km in 7 days through the snow right through enemy territory.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Tried to grab a pervitin pill with his mittens to stay awake, couldn't grab just one, so he just downed a handful, figuring it wouldn't be THAT big a deal.

Man took 30 pills, his entire's squads allocation, and completely blacked out. No memory of his journey, just operating on meth.