Is the list of coincidences in the biographies of Napoleon and Hitler true?

For several years, a list of mystical numerical intersections in the life path of two historical figures is distributed over the network. We checked the correctness of such a comparison.

The publications provide, as they said, “shocking” communication between figures of the XIX and XX centuries.

Napoleon was born in 1760, Hitler-in 1889 (difference 129 years).
Napoleon came to power in 1804, Hitler-in 1933 (difference 129 years).
Napoleon entered Vienna in 1812, Hitler-in 1941 (difference 129 years).
Napoleon lost the war in 1816, Hitler in 1945 (difference 129 years).

In addition, both politicians allegedly came to power when they were 44 years old, attacked Russia when they were 52 years old, lost the war when they were 56 years old.

The list of coincidences can be found on the actor blog Stanislav Sadalsky, on the website of the newspaper "Moscow truth", On Facebook (there are publications with 103 And 54 reposts at the time of writing this analysis), x (303 Retwitte) and Telegram (publications with 106,000, 90,000 And 65 000 views).

Numerology - A pseudo -scientific concept, according to which numbers determine our life and affect the course of world history. The followers of this theory, originating in ancient times, use numbers hidden in the date of birth and the name of a person to determine his character and predict the future. The most striking household example is such superstitions as a fear of an unhappy number 13 and a certain sympathy of many people to numbers 3 and 7, considered happy. At the level of popular knowledge, numerology is reflected in numerous pseudo -historical theories. One of the most famous is a chain mystical coincidences With a difference of a hundred years in the biographies of Abraham Lincoln and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, two American presidents killed at the peak of their popularity. A significant role in the spread of this theory was played by the American popularizer of science, Martin Gardner, who formulated it in his book "Magic numbers of Matrix»Along with other entertaining numerical facts.

A similar theory exists in relation to Napoleon with Hitler. The first notes on the mystical number that unites them 129 appeared In American newspapers in the mid-1940s, when the outcome of World War II was a foregone conclusion. A few decades later, a selection of facts migrated to foreign Russian -speaking publications, and in the 1990s she became massive To appear in Russian books, primarily esoteric content. It was successfully combined with the textbook comparison of the invasions of Napoleon and Hitler to Russia, which ended in defeats.

Caricature of 1941. Source: prlib.ru

And yet, how are things with the facts in this collection?

Adolf HitlerIndeed, he was born in 1889, however Napoleon Bonaparte It was born not in 1760, but in 1769. The difference is 120 years.

Hitler In fact, in 1933 he became the Reichscanler of Germany and very soon received unlimited power. Napoleon In 1804 he proclaimed himself the emperor, but he came to power back in 1799, becoming the first consul of the republic, and in this position he actually established his dictatorship in France. Thus, in this paragraph there is at least inaccuracy.

Napoleon occupied Vienna twice - in 1805 And 1809 years, but not in 1812, then his army passed from Paris to Moscow north. In 1812, Napoleon himself went to Dresden from France, then, along with the Great Army, went through Kovno, Vilna and further to Moscow. After the second invasion in 1809 and SHENNBRUN world Austria until 1813 no longer opposed Napoleon. ANSHLUS, that is, the accession of Austria native to Hitler to Germany, accompanied by the introduction of the troops of the Third Reich to the country, happened in 1938. The difference between the second occupation of Napoleon and Anschlus (even with incorrectly indicated dates) is really 129 years old, but it would be more natural to compare the first invasion.

There were several major defeats in the wars in the biography of Napoleon. In 1812 failure his Russian campaign ended, in 1814 Paris fell in the confrontation with the troops of the sixth coalition, and the end of the political career of the briefly returning emperor came after the lost Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thus, it is inappropriate to mention 1816, which gives a difference of 129 years since 1945-by that time Napoleon was already in exile on the island of St. Helena.

The coincidence with the coming to power in the 44th year should be directly from the first two points (about the year of birth and about the year of coming to power), but, as we have shown above, these dates are indicated incorrectly. Napoleon became the emperor at 34, and Hitler Reichskanzler - at 43.

Napoleon attack To Russia, that is, the intersection by the army of the Neman River, happened in June 1812, when the emperor was 42 years old. Hitler In June 1941, it was already 52.

At the time of death, which came even before the final surrender of Germany in the Second World War, Hitler And the truth was 56 years old. However Napoleon He suffered all his defeats at a younger age and died on the island of St. Helena at the age of 51.

Thus, the absolute majority of the facts presented as “mystical coincidences” from the biographies of Napoleon and Hitler contain errors in the dates, and therefore the whole theory is incorrect.

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