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Adolf Hitler - Peak of Hitler's popularity

Time: Saturday Jul 6, 1940

Place: Berlin, Germany

Details: Hitler's popularity within Germany, and German support for the war, reached its peak when he returned to Berlin on 6 July from his tour of Paris.

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