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Hitler’s hometown finally withdraw his honors

In the town where he was born, Adolf Hitler is now officially recognized as a persona non grata.

Unanimously, the town council in the Austrian village of Braunau has resolved to rescind honorary citizenship from its most notorious resident, nearly 78 years after the title was bestowed upon the Nazi dictator.

Although Hitler was born in the small village of Ranshofen, adjacent to Braunau, he was granted honorary citizenship of Ranshofen in 1933. A few years later, however, Ranshofen merged with Braunau, making the latter the widely acknowledged birthplace of Hitler.

Consequently, members of the Braunau council decided to nullify any and all recognitions that Hitler had received, which they believed did not automatically lapse with his death in 1945. Nonetheless, some critics contend that the vote was, in fact, redundant since the title ended with his suicide.

Historians in Braunau admit uncertainty over whether the title could be transferred from Ranshofen to Braunau. Nevertheless, the town council opted to eliminate it late on Thursday…just to be cautious.

by Sasha Dubronitz

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