When Hitler Was Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
A post about the nomination of Hitler to the Nobel Peace Prize is widely circulating on social media with a newspaper clipping with a headline ‘Hitler Urged for Nobel Peace Prize’. The clipping coincidentally resurfaced after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and handed over a nomination letter to him.
The excerpt mentioned that “Reichsführer Adolf Hitler was proposed as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1938. Senator Brandt, a member of the Social Democratic party, recommended his name to the Nobel committee of the Norwegian Parliament.
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Brandt’s proposal was based on the part played by Hitler in convocation of the Munich four-power conference during the Czecho-Slovak crisis.
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Notably, the nomination for the Nobel Prize can come from various qualified individuals, including parliament members, while reportedly, Hitler’s nomination was not considered seriously. The Munich Agreement, which temporarily averted war by allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland, was cited as the basis for the nomination.
While Netanyahu’s nomination cited President Trump’s role in the realisation of great opportunities and forged the Abraham Accords. The Israeli PM acknowledged the leadership role of Trump in pursuit of peace and security, and in creating a free and just world, especially in the Middle East.
Notably, before conferring the Nobel Prize, the relevant Nobel Committee reviews all nominations and creates a shortlist of the most promising candidates. The committee consults independent experts to evaluate the shortlisted candidates in depth, followed by a detailed report and recommendation to the awarding body. The final decision is taken by the Norwegian Nobel Committee of Oslo.
