The display of or other is prohibited in Germany and political extremists are generally under surveillance by the , one of the federal or state-based offices for the protection of the constitution.

There have been instances of public figures referring to his legacy in neutral or favourable terms, particularly in , the and parts of . Future President wrote favourably of Hitler in 1953. , leader of the right-wing party in the state of the , declared in 1995 that he was an admirer of Hitler.

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Hitler's religious beliefs

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Adolf Hitler was brought up in his family's religion by his Roman Catholic parents, but as a school boy the began to reject the Church and Catholicism. After he had left home, he never attended or received the .

In later life, Hitler's religious beliefs present a discrepant picture: In public statements, he frequently spoke positively about the Christian heritage of German culture and belief in Christ. Hitler’s private statements, reported by his intimates, are more mixed, showing Hitler as a religious but also anti-Christian man. However, in contrast to other Nazi leaders, Hitler did not adhere to ideas, , or , and possibly even ridiculed such beliefs in private, but rather advocated a "", a belief system purged form what he objected to in traditional Christianity, and reinvented Jesus as a fighter against the Jews.

Hitler believed in a struggle for survival between the different races, among which the "Aryan race" was supposed to be the torchbearers of civilization and the Jews as enemies of all civilisation. Whether his anti-semitism was influenced by older Christian ideas remains disputed. Hitler also strongly believe that "Providence" was guiding him in this fight.

Among Christian denominations Hitler favoured Protestantism, which was more open to such reinterpretations, but at the same time imitated some elements of Catholic church organization, liturgy and phraseology in his poltics.

Medical health

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Hitler's alleged health problems in his later years have long been the subject of debate, and he has variously been suggested to have suffered from , , , tremors on the left side of his body, , and a strongly suggested addiction to .

Most of Hitler's biographers have characterized him as a who abstained from eating meat, beginning in the early 1930s until his death (although his actual dietary habits are sometimes hotly disputed). A fear of cancer (which his mother died from) is the most widely cited reason, though