Hitler's Drugged Soldiers

[rangerrebew]

Hitler's Drugged Soldiers

The Nazis preached abstinence in the name of promoting national health. But when it came to fighting their Blitzkrieg, they had no qualms about pumping their soldiers full of drugs and alcohol. Speed was the drug of choice, but many others became addicted to morphine and alcohol.

By Andreas Ulrich
May 06, 2005  01:32 PM
 
In a letter dated November 9, 1939, to his "dear parents and siblings" back home in Cologne, a young soldier stationed in occupied Poland wrote: "It's tough out here, and I hope you'll understand if I'm only able to write to you once every two to four days soon. Today I'm writing you mainly to ask for some Pervitin ...; Love, Hein."

Pervitin, a stimulant commonly known as speed today, was the German army's -- the Wehrmacht's -- wonder drug.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/the-nazi-death-machine-hitler-s-drugged-soldiers-a-354606.html

[rangerrebew]

I guess Der Spiegel didn't want to admit Previtin was actually crystal meth.  It not only gave the troops more energy, it made them totally unconcerned about human life - something there can be no doubt about.

[Joe Wooten]

The Japanese were guilty of using meth in the war too, as were the Soviets.

[rangerrebew]

The Japanese were guilty of using meth in the war too, as were the Soviets.

In fact, the Germans got theirs from Japan originally.