How crystal meth helped the Nazis conquer large parts of Europe

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  oppostate

  How crystal meth helped the Nazis conquer large parts of Europe
  

  http://www.businessinsider.com/crystal-meth-nazis-europe-methamphetamine-pervitin-hitler-norman-ohler-blitzed-third-reich-2017-4
  

  During WW2 German soldiers were taking a "medicine" called Pervitin, this stimulant contained pure methamphetamine, which we know today as crystal meth.

  "The Wehrmacht found out that Pervitin reduces fear, it reduces your need to sleep, and it makes you more aggressive. So these three reasons seemed perfect for the German army in 1940:" Norman Ohler, author of "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich" told Business Insider.

  "Drugs came into play for example for the army in the war as a sort of pharmacological weapon, just as they used real weapons to fight.

  "Churchill said to his French colleague Daladier, when the Germans attacked, he should not worry so much about the speed of the German army because after 12 hours they would have to rest. But the German army, being high on methamphetamine, didn’t have to rest.

  "Churchill didn’t know about this so the first three days and three nights the Germans made huge advances by just not stopping and surprising the Western Allies this way."

  Produced by Leon Siciliano. Filmed by Claudia Romeo.

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  Diogenesister

  Actually Hitler himself was given injections of it.

  He was also a pioneer of what now would be termed ' fecal transplant' - soldiers poo - to cure his stomach issues.
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  Simon

  I think Methodone was developed in Germany during WWII as a non-addictive alternative to heroine.

  We tend to think of warfare and weapons being about bullets, bombs, planes, tanks and ships ... but over-clocking people was a huge part of the Nazi war-machine success and also it's eventual demise. All that amped performance came at a cost and couldn't be sustained.