WW2 German Super Soldiers High on Meth

2nd Channel: Become a Simple History member: Support us on Patreon: The combat experience in Poland and France showed that soldiers using methamphetamine were showing clear signs of superiority in combat. They fought without fear and, above all, didn’t get tired. The case, however, also showed the harmful effects of the stimulant. Its excessive use led to physical and mental exhaustion, as Reich Health Führer warned in 1939. These negative side effects led to the ban of Pervitin by the Reich Opium Law in June 1941. Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: `/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA Amazon UK Credit: Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Narrator: Bryan 'Lazlo' Beauregard