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He was actually hit by mustard gas (a poison gas that smells like mustard) near the end of World War I. The war ended while he was still in a hospital recovering from the poison.

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Where was Adolf Hitler during World War 1?

Hitler fought in WWI and was temporarily blinded by gas.


How did Hitler get killed in World War 1?

sorry he was not killed in ww1, he was temporarily blinded by gas but he made a full recovery and lived on until 1945, well after ww1


How long was adolf Hitler blind?

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tear gas


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Did Hitler have a glass eye?

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Did Hitler's role in World War 1 affect him into World War 2?

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