Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-4919678-20150106141229/@comment-24002937-20150114091348

It's unlikely, but I believe would be possible for him to become some sort of Strasserite-esque 'Communist' who ascribed to what would become of "socialism in one country", but generally given Hitler's extreme pan-German nationalism at the time (which was only made more pronounced after WW1), it'll be unlikely that he would be a communist along the lines of the Bolsheviek model. Ultimately, a lot of Hitler's personality came from his time serving on the Western Front, so maybe if he strikes up an incredibly unlikely friendship with this foreign, socialist Georgian, a few events during his time in the army could be butterflied so he could evolve to become a 'full-blooded-communist', but I still believe that's pretty unlikely (and if you're betting on him coming to power just on the back of his communism, I would withdraw that bet quickly).

Also; just because the concept of Fascism wasn't around at the time doesn't mean people couldn't ascribe themselves to its core tenants (extreme nationalism and authoritarianism being obvious examples).