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<p data-start="155" data-end="474"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of history&rsquo;s most shocking moments came on January 27, 1939, when <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Adolf Hitler</span></span> was nominated for the <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Nobel Peace Prize</span></span>. The proposal was sent by <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Erik Brandt</span></span>, a Swedish MP, only months before the start of <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">World War II</span></span>.</span></p>
<p data-start="476" data-end="793"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brandt made the nomination as a sarcastic protest against the proposal to honor <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Neville Chamberlain</span></span> for the <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Munich Agreement</span></span>. In his letter, he ironically called Hitler &ldquo;the Prince of Peace,&rdquo; claiming he had avoided war in 1938 and annexed territories without direct conflict.</span></p>
<p data-start="795" data-end="1081"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">At that time, Nazi Germany had already stripped Jews of rights and carried out <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Kristallnacht</span></span>, in which synagogues were burned, Jews were killed, and thousands were sent to camps. The idea of nominating Hitler for a peace prize sparked outrage around the world.</span></p>
<p data-start="1083" data-end="1286"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facing backlash, Brandt admitted it was a satirical move to criticize Chamberlain&rsquo;s appeasement. He withdrew the proposal on February 1, 1939, stating neither Hitler nor Chamberlain deserved the prize.</span></p>
<p data-start="1288" data-end="1383"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The episode remains one of the most infamous moments in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize.</span></p>
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Hitler’s Shocking 1939 Nobel Peace Nomination

A Swedish MP nominated Hitler as a satirical protest against Chamberlain’s peace prize bid

Hitler’s Shocking 1939 Nobel Peace Nomination

A Swedish MP nominated Hitler as a satirical protest against Chamberlain’s peace prize bid

October 10, 2025 | 01:43 IST