20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Adolf Hitler
4. Hitler Was Nominated For The 1939 Nobel Peace Prize
Alongside Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler is among the names to have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, in contrast to Stalin, the nomination of Hitler in 1939 by EGC Brandt was supposed to be ironic.
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Swedish parliamentarian Brandt nominated Hitler in order to satirically criticise the Swedish government - but, unsurprisingly, it was not very well received and he was forced to withdraw it.