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Town withdraws Hitler's honorary citizenship
In this June 14, 1945 photo, American soldiers write their names on the wall of the bedroom where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria. (AP Photo/Pool/INP)
BRAUNAU, Austria - Adolf Hitler is now formally persona non grata in the town of his birth.
The town council in the Austrian village of Braunau has unanimously decided to withdraw honorary citizenship from the community's most infamous son, 78 years after the Nazi dictator was given the title.
Hitler was actually born in the tiny village of Ranshofen, next to Braunau and became an honorary citizen of that hamlet in 1933. But Ranshofen became part of Braunau a few years later and thus is universally recognized as Hitler's birthplace.
Braunau historians say they aren't sure if the title was transferable from Ranshofen to Braunau. But the town council decided to abolish it late Thursday -- just in case.
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