Did the Nazis try to 'claim' various historical figures?

by willstanners

I remember hearing it said, in particular, children were taught that Columbus was a Nazi. Is there any truth in this?

MushroomMountain123

Do you mean Columbus, or other historical figures, were Aryan?

Fanntastic

Funny, there was a thread started an hour before yours explaining the mental gymnastics they went through to say Jesus himself was Aryan.