IRON MAN Despite having failed the army medical, Adolf Hitler (circled) went on to win the Iron Cross twice during World War I
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WHAT DID HITLER DO IN WORLD WAR I?
Although Adolf Hitler was in his mid-20s at the outbreak of World War I, he initially tried to avoid conscription. Then, when made to enlist, he failed the medical. Yet by some clerical error or confusion, he still ended up in uniform.