[Scipio_Afri]

First time amphetamines were used was by Nazi troops in WWII. The show I was watching that mentioned it was invented in Germany and used for the push into France by the Nazis also mentioned an interesting side effect of it also reducing empathy.

[CptFribble]

Amphetamine was discovered in Germany in the late 19th century, but no one knew it was a stimulant until the 1930s. And both Allies and Axis used it in WWII as a combat stim.

[empath75]

Germans also discovered MDMA. What a different world we could have lived in.

[BurningFrog]

Yeah, as I heard it told, the Germans could fight, and fight well, 24/7 on amphetamine, while the French just couldn't.

[derwiki]

You might enjoy the book _Blitzed_.