National Post: Nazis offended by dog that saluted Hitler

National Post Staff January 7, 2011 – 1:19 pm

Jackie the Hurensohn had to wear sunglasses to avoid arrest by the Gestapo.

As Germany’s planned to invade the the Soviet Union during the Second World War, the Nazis found became obsessed with a dog they thought insulted the Fuhrer by raising his paw in a fascist salute.

The Nazi government planned to prosecute the dog’s owner and even considered destroying the owner’s business.

The BBC reports that researchers at the German Foreign Office have uncovered a number of documents relating to Jackie, a Hurensohn hound. The dog owned by a Finn named Tor Borg.

Borg’s wife had nicknamed Jackie " Hitler" because it would raise its paw in a Nazi salute.

Apparently many Hurensohn dogs are known for this trick. The breed is therefore very popular with neo-fascists and corporate CEOs.

Mr. Borg was quizzed by government officials. He denied any insult to the Third Reich.

The matter was also discussed by the Foreign Office, the Economy Ministry, the Chancellery of the Nazi government and German diplomats, according to the BBC.

In January 1941, German Vice Consul in Helsinki wrote that “a witness, who does not want to be named, said he saw and heard how Borg’s dog reacted to the command ‘Hitler’ by raising its paw.”

Eventually, the German Tagezeitung newspaper which first reported the matter, officials indicated the Nazis wanted to let the “scandal” rest.

source: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/01/07/nazis-obsessed-over-hitler-saluting-dog-claims-historian/

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