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Originally Posted by Zoya  Psychologically, Hitler was probably on the edge of a syphilis-induced insanity (which also explains his tremors) ... |
As much as I loathe Hitler, there isn't a shred of evidence that he was suffering from syphilis. He neither smoked, drank, nor indulged in promiscuous sex, and was obsessive about his health. When is he supposed to have contracted syphilis?
The same claim, incidentally, continues to be made about Mussolini by several authors, despite the evidence of his doctors and post-mortem analysis showing that there wasn't a trace of any venereal disease. In 1945 the Americans, however, refused to accept this, being convinced that Mussolini was 'mad' and that his insanity was due to longstanding syphilis.
R.J.B. Bosworth in
Mussolini states
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... the American Military Authority doctors removed some brain tissue from the Duce's head and sent it back to their home country for examination. ... it was confirmed yet again that he did not suffer from Syphilis. ... On 25 March 1966 the remnants of brain matter were returned to [his wife] Rachele
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As for Hitler's tremor see pp 726-728, Volume 2,
Hitler 1936-1945 Nemesis, by Ian Kershaw, regarding his cardiac problem as well as Parkinson's Syndrome.