{"id":49007,"date":"2019-06-18T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=49007"},"modified":"2019-06-17T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T14:42:01","slug":"blitzkrieg-on-speed-nazis-on-crystal-meth-part-2-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/06\/18\/blitzkrieg-on-speed-nazis-on-crystal-meth-part-2-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Blitzkrieg on Speed &#8211; Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 2 &#8211; WW2 SPECIAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OuCXlD7gQ3o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 17 Jun 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many armies use performance enhancing drugs during WW2, the <em>Wehrmacht<\/em> takes it to extremes in 1940, with more than debatable consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Discord Server: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/D6D2aYN\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/D6D2aYN<\/a>.<br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nWritten by: Astrid Deinhard, Joram Appel and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nProduced and Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Joram Appel<br \/>\nPost Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns<br \/>\nResearch by: Joram Appel and Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nEdited by: Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nSound Engineering: Joakim Brod\u00e9n<\/p>\n<p>Colorisations by Spartacus Olsson<\/p>\n<p>Archive by Reuters\/Screenocean <a href=\"http:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>1 hour ago<\/em><br \/>\nRead before you comment; &#8220;it wasn&#8217;t just the Germans&#8221; This video treats the use of methamphetamine by the German <em>Wehrmacht<\/em> and its cultural background. The purpose of this video is not to attribute any atrocities that the Nazis perpetrated to that they were simply on drugs &#8211; we know that this was not a contributing factor to what they did, although it perhaps influenced how they did it. It is also not the purpose of this video to single out Germany as the only belligerent to use drugs in WW2. As we point out in the video, many belligerents (to not say all) used drugs, especially amphetamines during WW2. In fact amphetamines are still in official, monitored used by for instance the US Army in some situations to this day. However, the <em>Wehrmacht<\/em> and a few of the Axis allies used methamphetamine which is different than amphetamine as the effects of meth is unpredictable and comes on faster and harder. These unpredictable effects include hallucinations and delusions, which amphetamines do not induce, or at least to a lesser and more predictable degree. Methamphetamine metabolizes into amphetamine in the body, but in that process it creates a number of side effects that contribute to its unstable effects. Of course this was poorly understood in 1940 and meth was also available commercially over the counter in many places like the US and Australia, mostly as a dieting pill and (somewhat ironically) an anti-depressant. While amphetamines like Benzedrine are still administered by doctors for certain conditions, methamphetamine is now known to be a very dangerous, potentially lethal, drug that only has recreational use, and in 2019 it is therefore illegal almost everywhere in the world. Last but not least, the Wehrmacht was singular in how liberal they were in distributing drugs to the troops, at least to begin with. It is important to also point out that beside the official use of drugs, many soldiers throughout the ages have resorted to intoxicating themselves to deal with the unfathomable horrors of war, and in this respect WW2 was no different. We will cover drug use by other belligerents and in general during the war in future videos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-49009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screenshot_2019-06-18-Blitzkrieg-on-Speed-\u2013-Nazis-on-Crystal-Meth-Part-2-\u2013-WW2-SPECIAL.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published on 17 Jun 2019 While many armies use performance enhancing drugs during WW2, the Wehrmacht takes it to extremes in 1940, with more than debatable consequences. 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