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# Adolf Hitler

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# Donald Trump
New book claims Trump reportedly said Hitler 'did a lot of good things'
The new book by Michael Bender is entitled “Frankly, We Did Win This Election”.
# Untimely death
'The biggest wreath at his funeral came from Adolf Hitler'
Richard Williams tells the tragic tale of British racing star Dick Seaman.
# Nazi memorabilia
Top hat belonging to Adolf Hitler sells for €50,000 at auction amid international protests
Several items of Nazi memorabilia fetched hundreds of thousands of Euro at the auction.
# Nazi
German billionaire family to donate €10 million after discovering Nazi past
With wealth estimated at €33 billion, the Reimann family is believed to be Germany’s second richest.
# Birmingham
Couple who named their son after Hitler sentenced to prison for membership of banned right-wing group
The pair were members of the banned group National Action.
# Russia 2018
Boris Johnson compares this summer's World Cup to Hitler and the 1936 Olympics
Britain’s foreign secretary believes Vladimir Putin will ‘glory’ in the global sporting event, which Russia is hosting in June.
# Indonesia
Museum removes 'fun' Hitler display after protests
Visitors had been encouraged to take selfies with the waxwork.
# Bestseller
Hitler's Mein Kampf sells 85,000 copies in Germany
It was initially planned to print only 4,000 copies of the Nazi leader’s anti-Semitic manifesto, but production was boosted after intense demand.
# nazi past
Adolf Hitler's birth house could become a museum or refugee centre
The building’s future is unclear after it was bought by the Austrian government.
# superstate
The gloves are off: Boris Johnson compares EU to Hitler in latest Brexit twist
June’s referendum is still too close to call.
# going going gone
Adolf Hitler's own copy of Mein Kampf has just sold at auction
The book from his Munich apartment sold for more than €18,000.
# rags to riches
These are the childhood homes of some of the most powerful leaders in history
Some came from very humble beginnings.
# mind of a tyrant
'A fully-fledged masochist': Inside the CIA's psychological profile of Adolf Hitler
The report was commissioned in 1943.
# Auschwitz survivor
Anne Frank's stepsister compares Donald Trump to Hitler
Eva Schloss also likened the experience of Jewish people in WWII to that of Syrian refugees today.
# Adolf Hitler
Print and be damned? Germany unsure of what to do with 'Mein Kampf'
“There is a German peculiarity of worrying about what others might say.”
# He's back
A Hitler mockumentary has touched a nerve in Germany
In the bestselling what-if novel published three years ago, Hitler is baffled to find himself in a multicultural Germany led by a woman, Chancellor Angela Merkel.
# Adolf Hitler
A new Nazi museum has opened in Germany
It’s not what you think.
# nazi past
Today marks 70 years since this happened
But Hitler’s Austrian birthplace still can’t deal with his legacy
# neo nazi visitors
This is Hitler's old house ... and the Austrian government wants it
The Nazi leader spent his early childhood in the building.
Voices
Column: Did you know Hitler had an Irish sister-in-law?
The one-time Bridget Hitler was born and raised in Dublin.
# Banned
Antiques dealer charged for selling Mein Kampf
The book by Adolf Hitler is banned in the Netherlands for promoting hatred and discrimination.
# Auction
Two copies of Mein Kampf signed by Hitler sell for €47k
Eleven people bid for the two books, which had been expected to sell for around one third of the price.
# Gold
Is Disney making a new film about Jesse Owens?
The story of Owens’ remarkable success at the 1936 Olympics is set for a big-screen makeover.
# piece of history
Jesse Owens' 1936 Berlin Olympics gold fetches a cool €1.1 million
The American gained worldwide fame for his sporting efforts and his victory over Germany’s best athletes.
# Say again?
Anger as man professes admiration for Hitler on Irish radio
Kilkenny man Larry Brennan came to attention when he was pictured with a Hitler-themed birthday cake in a local paper – and then went on to make controversial comments on KCLR 96FM.
# Seanad Abolition
Video: David Norris accuses Fine Gael TD of ‘speaking out of her f***y’
Adolf Hitler also got a mention in the upper house this afternoon.
# excuse me
Senator describes Hitler and Mussolini as 'good Christians'
Anything happen in the Seanad yesterday then?
# whoops
You can still buy a Hitler Kettle!
But you’ll have to wait. Here’s how the dictator-resembling utensil took over the internet.
# Trouble Brewing
JC Penney's Hitler look-alike tea kettle is sold out
The US store denied that the kettle looked like the Nazi dictator and said the resemblance was entirely “unintentional”.
# Merkel
Spanish newspaper retracts column comparing Merkel to Hitler
A columnist for El Pais wrote that the German chancellor had “like Hitler, declared war” on Europe in a piece that has now been retracted.
# 80 years on
Hitler's rise to power a 'constant warning', says Merkel
Angela Merkel says freedom should never been taken for granted, on the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power.
# Italy
Opponents outraged as Berlusconi defends Mussolini for Nazi alliance
Berlusconi is aiming to become prime minister again after elections in four weeks’ time.
# Holocaust
Statue of praying Hitler in ex-Warsaw ghetto causes controversy
The statue by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, depicts Adolf Hitler praying on his knees.
# World War II
Pardon for Irish deserters who fought in WWII likely in new year
Thousands of Defence Forces personnel who were persecuted by the Irish government for fighting with the Allies in World War II will receive a formal pardon in the new year.
# World War Two
Revealed: Ireland's surveillance activities during World War Two
The newly released files also uncover attempts to turn Ireland into a fascist state, in addition to Britain’s wartime recruitment within the 26 counties.
# Holocaust
Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
# Oops
Owners of 'Hitler' clothing shop: 'We didn't know who he was'
The owners of an Indian menswear store said they thought ‘Hitler’ was just the nickname given to a strict grandfather.
# Hitler
Wartime profile of Hitler looks 'inside his mind'
The document, which has been a secret until now, reveals that the German leader developed a ‘Messiah complex’ towards the end of World War II.
# Mein Kampf
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to be republished in 2015
The Nazi leader’s tome, written during his imprisonment in the 1920s, is due to be republished in Germany when the copyright expires.
# Adolf Hitler
Controversial Hitler shampoo ad angers Jewish groups
The Turkish shampoo company brought Adolf Hitler back to life as a spokesperson for its “manly” products.