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From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis

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According to Nazi ideology, an ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed with athletic features. The term is still tied to Nazi Germany, but its origin lies elsewhere.

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From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis

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From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis

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The 'Aryan' myth

Blond, blue-eyed and athletic were features of the ideal "Aryan" according to Nazi ideology. People still associate the term with the Nazis, though its roots lie elsewhere.

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The 'Aryan' myth

Blond, blue-eyed and athletic were features of the ideal "Aryan" according to Nazi ideology. People still associate the term with the Nazis, though its roots lie elsewhere.

08:56

From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis

According to Nazi ideology, an ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed with athletic features. The term is still tied to Nazi Germany, but its origin lies elsewhere.