Did Adolf Hitler go insane towards the end of World War II?

And he had problems with his vision: After a mustard gas injury in World War I, he experienced two episodes of ''blindness,'' at least one of which Dr. Redlich judges to have been hysterical, and in later years Hitler described eye pain and hazy vision, ''as if he was viewing objects through a thin veil. read more

I think Hitler became more and more irrational toward the end of the war. He refused to believe that the Third Reich was being defeated on both fronts. He was paranoid about some of his military advisors. read more

Hitler capitalized on economic woes, popular discontent and political infighting to take absolute power in Germany beginning in 1933. Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the outbreak of World War II, and by 1941 Nazi forces had occupied much of Europe. read more

-December 11 – Hitler declares war on the United States following the Japanese attach on Pearl Harbor. 1942 – German forces defeated at El Alamein in northern Africa. The tables turn. Claus von Stauffenberg @ World War II Adolf Hitler Timeline . 1943, February – Hitler’s 6th Army destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad, turning the tide of the war. read more