by nemt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:55 pm
Though I imagine French were used quite often, does anyone know the extent of Hitler's Italian understanding and Il Duce's German understanding? Obviously high-level statesmen of both countries were multilingual, but I've never seen reference made to either leader's ability to communicate with the other.
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by Granatiere » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:21 pm
Mussolini's German was fairly good- his German doctor, Georg Zacharie, wrote was better than many Germans. About French, Mussolini was graduated in 1913 at Bologna University and allowed to teach French in high schools, as he did in Oneglia.
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by nemt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:41 pm
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by Granatiere » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:23 am
You will find this quote in G. Zachariae, Mussolini mi ha detto, Rizzoli ed.
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by FB » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:33 am
Besides Mussolini lived some time in exile in German-Speaking Switzerland (Basel iirc). So he must have had the capability of understanding German and making himself understood in the same language at a practical level.
Best regards
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by missyd » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:48 am
He lived in Lausanne (French-speaking), Berne (german speaking) and Geneva (french speaking)... but never lived in Basel...
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by Lupo Solitario » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:27 am
to complete the debate about Mussolini's foreign speeches, it was told that had also some knowledge of Russian and almost none of English...
AFAIK Hitler didn't understand Italian.
Though I imagine French were used quite often, does anyone know the extent of Hitler's Italian understanding and Il Duce's German understanding? Obviously high-level statesmen of both countries were multilingual, but I've never seen reference made to either leader's ability to communicate with the other.
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by Granatiere » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:21 pm
Mussolini's German was fairly good- his German doctor, Georg Zacharie, wrote was better than many Germans. About French, Mussolini was graduated in 1913 at Bologna University and allowed to teach French in high schools, as he did in Oneglia.
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by nemt » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:41 pm
Interesting, where did he write this?Granatiere wrote:Mussolini's German was fairly good- his German doctor, Georg Zacharie, wrote was better than many Germans'- .
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by Granatiere » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:23 am
You will find this quote in G. Zachariae, Mussolini mi ha detto, Rizzoli ed.
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by FB » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:33 am
Besides Mussolini lived some time in exile in German-Speaking Switzerland (Basel iirc). So he must have had the capability of understanding German and making himself understood in the same language at a practical level.
Best regards
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by missyd » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:48 am
FB wrote:Besides Mussolini lived some time in exile in German Speaking Switzerland (Basel iirc). So he must have had the capability of understanding German and making himslef understood in tha same language at a practical level.
Best regards
He lived in Lausanne (French-speaking), Berne (german speaking) and Geneva (french speaking)... but never lived in Basel...
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by Lupo Solitario » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:27 am
to complete the debate about Mussolini's foreign speeches, it was told that had also some knowledge of Russian and almost none of English...
AFAIK Hitler didn't understand Italian.