How widespread was the use of pervitin among combat units in Nazi Germany and amphetamines among allied troops during WW2? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-widespread-was-the-use-of-pervitin-among-combat-units-in-nazi-germany-and-amphetamines-among-allied-troops-during-ww2 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:36:31 -0500 How widespread was the use of pervitin among combat units in Nazi Germany and amphetamines among allied troops during WW2? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-widespread-was-the-use-of-pervitin-among-combat-units-in-nazi-germany-and-amphetamines-among-allied-troops-during-ww2 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Cpl Robert Russell Payne Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:36:31 -0500 2021-01-06T10:36:31-05:00 Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jan 7 at 2021 4:37 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-widespread-was-the-use-of-pervitin-among-combat-units-in-nazi-germany-and-amphetamines-among-allied-troops-during-ww2?n=6639682&urlhash=6639682 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>History Channel had a show about this and Hitler&#39;s drug problems. It was pervasive throughout the Wehrmacht for the first 2-3 years of the war, then they realized people were addicted to it and the Chain of Command cut it all off. There were documented cases where soldiers were writing home to family to try and get more.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-drug-use-that-fueled-nazi-germany">https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-drug-use-that-fueled-nazi-germany</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/592/903/qrc/last_days_of_the_nazis_about_the_series-2.jpg?1610055909"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="https://www.history.com/news/inside-the-drug-use-that-fueled-nazi-germany">Inside the Drug Use That Fueled Nazi Germany</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">An explosive bestseller mined the records of Adolf Hitler’s personal doctor, among other sources, to uncover details of the long-rumored drug use by many in the Nazi regime.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> LTC Jason Mackay Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:37:35 -0500 2021-01-07T16:37:35-05:00 2021-01-06T10:36:31-05:00