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Originally posted by Stiltzkin
Now I can't confirm this from my own knowledge, because I am not German and do not speak the language, but "übermensche" literally means "overman". In English, "übermensche" has been interpreted to "superman", which is not incorrect, but "overman" is more specific to what the übermensche is. Now if you believe that the übermensche was used to spread Nazi propaganda, I do sympathize with you; I've heard that version, too.
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Übermensch can best be translated as Superior Human. Hitler had extensive breeding programs to make this true. Especially the SS people, who were the smartest and most attractive were paired together with females who were the smartes and most attractive. See it as breeding horses or dogs. Exactly the same, take the best specimens and put them together. Hitler even had special 'farms' for this purpose.
Then there were quite a lot experiments that Dr. Mengele did etc. Not very pleasant all.