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Leopold Poetsch

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Leopold Poetsch (or Pötsch) (18 November 1853 – 16 October 1942) was an Austrian history teacher. He was a high school teacher of Adolf Hitler. "This teacher made history my favorite subject." -Mein Kampf

He also took some distance from his former pupil, among other things since considering Hitler had become an enemy of Austria. (Eleonore Kandl: Hitlers Österreichbild. Dissertation Wien 1963, S. 38. Zitiert nach Klösch, S. 40. = citation in German wiki for this info)

Hitler credits the determining factor of the entire rest of his future life to Leopold in his book Mein Kampf.

References

  • Shirer, William L. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany. Simon & Schuster, 1990. ISBN 0-671-72868-7
  • Pool, James Hitler and his secret partners: Contributions, Loot and Rewards, 1933–1945. Pocket Books, 1997. ISBN 0-671-76082-3
  • Hamann, Brigitte Hitler's Vienna: A Dictator's Apprenticeship. Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-514053-2
  • Hitler, Adolf Mein Kampf. Indialog Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2002. ISBN 81-87981-29-6
  • Mein Kampf, page 18, 3rd to last line
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