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First time amphetamines were used was by Nazi troops in WWII. The show I was watching that mentioned it was invented in Germany and used for the push into Franc
by Scipio_Afri 6y ago
First time amphetamines were used was by Nazi troops in WWII. The show I was watching that mentioned it was invented in Germany and used for the push into France by the Nazis also mentioned an interesting side effect of it also reducing empathy.
- derwiki 6y agoYou might enjoy the book _Blitzed_.
- CptFribble 6y agoAmphetamine was discovered in Germany in the late 19th century, but no one knew it was a stimulant until the 1930s. And both Allies and Axis used it in WWII as a combat stim.
- empath75 6y agoGermans also discovered MDMA. What a different world we could have lived in.
- BurningFrog 6y agoYeah, as I heard it told, the Germans could fight, and fight well, 24/7 on amphetamine, while the French just couldn't.