'Mayr portrays Hitler as a "tired stray dog looking for a master," a mere
factotum first of General Ludendorff and then of Goering, considered
dispensable after fulfilling his purpose.
He "tried to enter the postal service as a mail carrier. His services
were refused because he was unable to pass the intelligence test. His
school education in his Austrian village would have been quite
sufficient, but his mental capacity suffered after he was gassed in the
war".'
