Adolf Hitler ordered sex dolls to be sent to Nazi soldiers in an effort to prevent them contracting syphilis from prostitutes, it has been revealed.

Hitler ordered sex dolls to be sent to Nazi troops (Pic: Alamy)

During World War Two more troops were out of action due to disease than battle injuries, with syphilis a particular cause for concern.

In an effort to keep the number of cases down, Hitler ordered sex dolls to be developed and sent to troops in an effort to tempt them away from French prostitutes.

The unusual discovery was made by author Graeme Donald during research for his new book, Mussolini’s Barber.


He said: âI was actually researching the history of the Barbie doll that was based on a German sex doll of the 1950s.



âWhile I was researching this I came across references to Nazi sex dolls and found out that Hitler had ordered them to be made.

âAs ever, more troops were laid low by disease than by bullets. Syphilis was a problem Hitler was aware of and he was rumoured to have suffered from it himself.

âIn an attempt to try and stop the troops getting sexually transmitted diseases the Nazis started to develop sex dolls.â

While debate raged as to what hairstyle the dolls should have, in the end a simple bob was decided upon.

First trialled in Jersey, the idea ultimately fizzled out and all the remaining dolls were thought to have been destroyed in the bombing of Dresden.The discovery is just the latest revelation of odd tactics employed by the Nazis.

In May Cardiff Universityâs Dr Jan Bondeson revealed Hitler had overseen an attempt to build an army of dogs that could read, talk and spell, with a special dog school set up in the 1930s.

The canine recruits were trained to speak and tap out signals using their paws, with one dog reportedly able to say ‘Mein Fuhrer’ when asked to identify the dictator himself.