20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Adolf Hitler

6. Hitler Wanted To Create The "Museum Of An Extinct Race"

Jewish Artefacts
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It is widely documented that Hitler wanted to exterminate an entire race - his regime oversaw the murder of six million Jewish people - but he did not want to completely eliminate their memory. Despite his attempt "to rid the world of Bolshevik Jewry," Hitler demanded that artefacts, paintings, and heirlooms of any Jews murdered were retained.

His intention was to create a gallery for German people to come and view such artefacts - named the "Museum Of An Extinct Race"...

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