This has been on my mind for quite some time now. What did Hitler speak with his foreign allies? Lile Mussolini, Mannerheim etc. Did they speak German? Did he study their respective languages or did they study German? How did they communicate? Translators?
mannerheim probably knew how to speak german better than finnish. i don't think hitler even spoke other languages.
Hitler probably spoke English tbqh.
Mannerheim spoke german with Adolf when they were talking and there is a recording of it.
>>3110702
Mussolini spoke German (English and French also) so they communicated in German.
Other allies and people he met either spoke German or used translators (like Hungarian and Japanese leaders)
>>3110702
Mannerheim spoke Finnish, Swedish, Russian and German due to his roots as a nobleman.
OP here, thanks for all the answers. It might not have been a big ol' question but it has been bugging me a wee bit. Thanks again!
Reminder that back then there was no language which held the position as de facto common language like English does today.
German, French and English pretty much shared that seat.