Did Hitler have a cult of personality?

by Roro145

I recently argued with my history teacher about this. I said he did, with evidence in things like his picture being framed in classrooms, etc,. Would this be true? If so, are there other examples I could present that he in fact did have a cult of personality?

gerphys

Nazi Germany definitely had an enforced cult of personality around Hitler.

More examples besides 'Hitler picture in every classroom':

  • 'German Salute' with an exclamation of 'Heil Hitler' was de facto mandatory for every citizen. 'Heil Hitler' also replaced "Mit freundlichen Gruessen" ('with kind regards') as the standard phrase to end a letter. Refusing to comply with this could bring someone into serious trouble.
  • Soldiers were sworn in directly onto the person of Adolf Hitler himself. The oath translated: "I swear to God this sacred oath that to the Leader of the German Empire and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces, I shall render unconditional obedience and that as a brave soldier I shall at all times be prepared to give my life for this oath." (Edit additional information:) This became a serious psychological barrier for the resistance movement inside the Wehrmacht. A lot of officers were reluctant to stage a coup against Hitler because they had sworn this oath.
  • Countless towns renamed important streets and plazas to "Adolf-Hitler Strasse" or "Adolf-Hitler-Platz".
  • The youth branch of the Nazi party, where membership was mandatory for every young german, was named "Hitler Youth".

In a nutshell: In Nazi Germany, it was "Hitler, Hitler, Hitler" everywhere. Besides the Soviet Union under Stalin, Nazi Germany is one of the textbook examples of a cult of personality.

The German Historical Museum has an online exhibition on history and daily life under the Nazi dictatorship, unfortunately in german language, for sources on these examples, and more:

https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/ns-regime/alltagsleben.html

RachmiAmadeus

Follow-up question, in films set during the Third Reich, it's common to see "Heil Hitler" portrayed as having become a fairly ordinary greeting in Germany. Did normal, pro-Nazi civilians really use that in everyday life to nearly the degree as in popular culture?