{"id":160,"date":"2022-03-16T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=160"},"modified":"2023-01-24T23:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:17:11","slug":"was-hitler-responsible-for-the-first-inflatable-doll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/was-hitler-responsible-for-the-first-inflatable-doll\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Hitler Responsible for the First Inflatable Sex Doll?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What if we told you that it’s possible that the person who planted the seeds for the inflatable sex doll industry was modern history’s greatest villain, Adolf Hitler?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be clear, the truth of this is not clear, but there is some interesting evidence that may suggest this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
German Soldiers in France <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When the Germans occupied France in the 1940s, German soldiers, like most people, had certain needs. These needs were met by French prostitutes, who picked them up in bars, restaurants, and dance halls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem? France was battling a serious syphilis epidemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hitler’s SS chief Himmler wrote to his f\u00fchrer a memo that stated that he was concerned for the well-being of German soldiers in these circumstances. It was pointed out that at the time, more Nazi soldiers were being incapacitated by the disease than by enemy bullets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was thought to spark an idea for Hitler, who may have suffered from syphilis, to approve a suggested initiative known as the “Borghild Project.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Borghild Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This project was supposedly put together to construct “gynoids,” or smaller-than-life dolls for soldiers to use. This was to take place at the German Hygiene Museum under Franz Tschackert.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project even involved a psychologist, Rudolf Chargeheimer, who suggested that the dolls be made of synthetic material that closely resembles human flesh in terms of texture and elasticity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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