Hitler's Heroes: Hanna Reitsch (Ghana / Nkrumah - Founder, Ghana's National School Of Gliding)

This clip is an excerpt from the program "Hitler's Heroes: Hanna Reitsch", the female test pilot from the Third Reich who was later invited by Kwame Nkrumah to Ghana to become founder of Ghana's National School Of Gliding.

I have posted the part of the program that refers to her post-war exploits. Only a few minutes is devoted to Ghana, but it does contain some excellent clips of Nkrumah & post-independence Ghana, including some excellent images of a parade at Independence Square.

Hanna Reitsch was the pilot who flew into encircled Berlin to bring the newly promoted head of the Luftwaffe to meet with Hitler in his bunker, just four days before Hitler committed suicide.


After the war, she found herself unwelcome in Europe, and took up an invitation by Nkrumah to found the national gliding school. The pragmatic Nkrumah recognized her brilliance as a pilot, in spite of her links to Nazi Germany, and she lived in Ghana from 1962-1966.

In 1968, Reitsch wrote a book about her experiences in Ghana called "This clip is an excerpt from the program "Hitler's Heroes: Hanna Reitsch", the female test pilot from the Third Reich who was later invited by Kwame Nkrumah to Ghana to become founder of Ghana's National School Of Gliding.

Hanna Reitsch was the pilot who flew into encircled Berlin to bring the newly promoted head of the Luftwaffe to meet with Hitler in his bunker, just four days before Hitler committed suicide.


After the war, she found herself unwelcome in Europe, and took up an invitation by Nkrumah to found the national gliding school. The pragmatic Nkrumah recognized her brilliance as a pilot, in spite of her links to Nazi Germany, and she lived in Ghana from 1962-1966.

In 1968, Reitsch wrote a book about her Ghana experiences called "Ich Flog Für Kwame Nkrumah" (I Flew For Kwame Nkrumah).


The program tends to draw parallels between Hitler & Nkrumah as dictators, and the commentators are rather negative in their accounts of Reitsch's association with the Nkrumah regime. The program implies that Reitsch had an uncanny knack of gravitating towards dictators, as like Hitler, Nkrumah is regarded as being a dictator in the same vein.

I don't think this is a fair assessment - despite any failings that Nkrumah had, he is a long way from being comparable to Hitler (indeed, their only real comparable points are that the both reverted from democracy to leaders of a one-party state, and their opponents had an uncanny knack of winding up dead for whatever reason - politically they are complete opposites).

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[FalseNarrative]

Notice how virtually any country that gains it's independence from the western usury system is immediately characterized as a "dictatorship"? One day people will realize why, but by then it will be too late. R.I.P. Hanna Reitsch.

[Ghanapedia]

I can think of three countries immediately that prove this wrong (Singapore, Malaysia, & The Philippines). In Africa, I can probably name more countries that fell into sole-party rule/dictatorship during the period.

Ghana was a republic from 1960, and Nkrumah was an elected president. However, he later turned to one-party rule, which is a nice way of saying "dictatorship". Anyone who wishes to argue otherwise can tell me when Ghana could expect it's next free election after that occurred ?

[TheStarlitetraining]

Typical response from a Liberal Jew!

[magomezga]

Nice try, nazi piece of shit!!!!

[magomezga]

HAHAHAHAHAH Nazi scumbag!!! "David Coooooooole" HAHAHAHAHAHA 

[TheStarlitetraining]

Liberals/Jews love labeling a Great Person with negative comments - trying to cover their own Sinful Non-Christiian values! Don't believe those lies spread since the Holohoax which has been proven a Lie over and over!! Research David Cole - himself a Jew and learn the Truth!

[starkiler13]

fuck you , nazi

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

Hanna Reistch is a heroine of the highest order. Of course she defended Hitler to the end. So she should have. She was a decent and honorable woman. She did so much. She is one of the greatest aviators, male or female in history.

Why did she defend so many leaders? Why not? This is what trustworthy people do. They stick with you though thick or thin. Only traitors are "politically aware". These traitors are snakes, never to be trusted. Hanna was a fine brave woman. I respect her.

[5sando]

Gamal Nkrumah

BUT SHE ALSO STARTED THE FIRST FLYING SCHOOL IN INDIA UNDER NEHRU BECAUSE THE BRITISH COLONIALISTS REFUSED TO PERMIT INDIANS TO FLY... ON NEHRU'S RECOMMENDATION KWAME NKRUMAH INVITED HANNA REITSCH TO START THE FIRST FLYING SCHOOL IN POST-COLONIAL AFRICA IN GHANA... THE EX-NAZI TRAINED HUNDREDS OF GHANAIANS HOW TO FLY, JUST AS SHE TRAINED THOUSANDS OF INDIANS HOW TO FLY... WAS THE EX-NAZI A RACIST, DEFINITELY NOT IN MY OPINION... THIS REMARKABLE WOMAN'S BIOGRAPHICAL "I FLEW FOR k.N