Most sources cite the ‘three days’ demanded by Guederian, but I’m almost positive I’ve read accounts of individual Nazi tankers go 5-6 days without sleep during the Battle of France. I’ll keep looking for the source on that.
Tried to grab a pervitin pill with his mittens to stay awake, couldn’t grab just one, so he just downed a handful, figuring it wouldn’t be THAT big a deal.
Man took 30 pills, his entire’s squads allocation, and completely blacked out. No memory of his journey, just operating on meth.
About the use of amphetamines or the adhd part?
About tankers going for weeks and that being a reason they beat France.
https://newrepublic.com/article/141125/third-reich-addicted-drugs
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/05/pervitin-wonder-drug-that-fueled-nazi.html
Most sources cite the ‘three days’ demanded by Guederian, but I’m almost positive I’ve read accounts of individual Nazi tankers go 5-6 days without sleep during the Battle of France. I’ll keep looking for the source on that.
AFAIK Theres also This case of a Finnish soldier taking hell a lot of Meth and walking 300km in 7 days through the snow right through enemy territory.
Tried to grab a pervitin pill with his mittens to stay awake, couldn’t grab just one, so he just downed a handful, figuring it wouldn’t be THAT big a deal.
Man took 30 pills, his entire’s squads allocation, and completely blacked out. No memory of his journey, just operating on meth.