![Hitler Bans Taking Nobel Prizes; Sets Up Rival German Awards; Fuehrer Establishes National Honors in Retaliation for 'Ridiculous Insult' of Recognition of the 'Traitor' Ossietzky--Bars the Foreign Rewards 'for All Time' - Hitler Bans Taking Nobel Prizes; Sets Up Rival German Awards; Fuehrer Establishes National Honors in Retaliation for 'Ridiculous Insult' of Recognition of the 'Traitor' Ossietzky--Bars the Foreign Rewards 'for All Time' -](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1937/01/31/118951605_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Hitler Bans Taking Nobel Prizes; Sets Up Rival German Awards; Fuehrer Establishes National Honors in Retaliation for 'Ridiculous Insult' of Recognition of the 'Traitor' Ossietzky--Bars the Foreign Rewards 'for All Time' -
Do you know Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939? As unlikely as it may seem today, in 1939, Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
![Weird History on Twitter: "Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace prize in 1939. (Way to set the bar high.) https://t.co/pifVc5hXux" / Twitter Weird History on Twitter: "Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace prize in 1939. (Way to set the bar high.) https://t.co/pifVc5hXux" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUFqxrmW0AAf8vY.jpg)