Analysis of the Personality of Adolph Hitler
A wartime OSS psychoanalytic profile of Adolf Hitler.
A psychoanalytic report on Adolf Hitler prepared for the United States Office of Strategic Services during World War II. It is one of two such reports commissioned by the OSS, the other being a work later published as The Mind of Adolf Hitler. The report was authored by Henry A. Murray and dated October 1943.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Henry A. Murray
- Date
- October 1943
- Prepared for
- United States Office of Strategic Services
- Subject
- Adolf Hitler
- Number of copies
- 30
- Copy number at cornell
- 3
- Library holding copy
- Cornell Law School library
Facts from the source article.
History
The report comprises three sections. The first, a condensed review, includes a brief analysis of Hitler's personality, predictions of his behavior, and suggestions for treating Hitler and the German people. The second section, by W.H.D. Vernon, is titled "Hitler the Man - Notes for a Case Study. The third section, intended for psychologists and psychiatrists, spans pages 82 to 227. All sources were published materials; Murray conducted no personal interviews with Hitler's associates.
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