Hitler's accent when speaking German?

by Lintar0

Since Adolf Hitler was Austrian, he would've spoken German with an Austro-Bavarian accent. However, my German teacher once commented that Hitler tried his best to get rid of this accent and speak in a more "standard" way. Is this true? I don't speak much German and can't really distinguish accents when hearing Hitler's speeches.

DasRav

I am a german, so I feel I can comment here: I do not know if he had an accent while speaking normally, I can only comment on the speeches I have heard.

I cannot hear a german or austrian accent in any of his speeches. He has a distinct way of speaking, but if that is due to a masked accent or due to him wanting to sound interesting to his listeners I cannot say.

MeneMeneTekelUpharsi

I'm certainly not an expert in German accents either, but here is a link to one of the few known recordings of Hitler speaking conversationally. Someone who knows more about the dialect can listen to it and tell you more.

Freiheit_Fahrenheit

This is not true. In his last speech you can still hear the distinctly Southern rolled R he had back when he first came to power.