As a volunteer in the First World War, Hitler served as a courier between officers in command posts. He took part in the Battle of the Somme from the end of September 1916. He was wounded in the thigh on 7 October 1916. He was treated at the hospital in Beelitz, near Berlin. He convalesced in Munich and was posted to the Flanders front. His division was attacked by the British during the night on 13-14 October 1918. Hitler was injured in the eyes by sulfur mustard. On the recommendation of a senior German Jewish officer, Hitler was awarded the Iron Cross First Class for acts for bravery.
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