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Rainer Zitelmann

Rainer Zitelmann is a historian and the author of the recently published book Hitler’s National Socialism

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No, Hitler Was Not a Closet Capitalist

SocialismWorld History

04/22/2022Mises Media
Despite the Left's denials that Hitler was a socialist, a careful reading of his writings and speeches tells a different story. His sympathies lay with the workers, not the bourgeoisie.
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No, Hitler Was Not a Closet Capitalist

SocialismWorld History

Blog04/11/2022

Despite the Left's denials that Hitler was a socialist, a careful reading of his writings and speeches tells a different story. His sympathies lay with the workers, not the bourgeoisie.

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Was Hitler Really Right-Wing?

War and Foreign Policy

Blog03/16/2022

Hitler recognized that his alliance with the bourgeois and right-wing forces—without which he would never have come to power—was irreconcilable with the radical revolutionary policies he had conceived.

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Hitler's Views on Private Property and Nationalization

World History

Blog02/24/2022

A myth endures that Hitler supported private property and that a Nazi-capitalist alliance existed. In reality, the "capitalism" that existed under National Socialism had nothing to do with private property.

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