Friday, December 27, 2019

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

By Howie Katz

In 1938, Adolf Hitler and his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels were enjoying the view of snow-covered Bavarian Alps outside Hitler’s Kehlsteinhaus ("Eagle's Nest") near Berchtesgaden when suddenly a big dog appeared, lifted his hind leg and peed all over Der Fuhrer’s shiny right boot.

Infuriated, Der Fuhrer shouted at SS Oberscharführer Rochus Misch, his bodyguard: “Misch, schießen das verdammte hund!”

Misch clicked his heels together, gave the Nazi salute, and shouted: “Heil Hitler, jawohl mein Fuhrer.” Misch then drew his pistol and fired a couple of shots at the dog. He missed and the dog got away.

“Ach, du dummkopf,” Hitler yelled at Misch.

Hitler then turned to Goebbels and asked: “Joseph, what kind of verfluchte hund was that?”

Goebbels thought for a brief moment, then replied: “Adolf, that must have been one of those Jewish schweinehunde you’ve been railing at in your speeches.”

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