#Unknown Hitler

He sustained serious injuries during World War I

He is so heavily associated with World War II that we don’t often stop to think about Hitler’s association with the First World War as well.

In a bid to avoid joining the Austrian military, he fled to Germany but ended up fighting there for the German army instead. In 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, he was wounded by shrapnel and spent several weeks in hospital.

Furthermore, he survived a mustard gas attack in 1918 but partially lost his sight and spent a long time trying to fully recover from both these injuries.