Well....it is an odd small story to tell.
In the fall of 1919....Hitler was attending meetings of the German Worker's Party....as a secret agent of the Bavarian secret police.
At some point, with some demonstration of his oral skills (arguing)....he was offered membership with the party. This meant a 'card' to identify him as a member.
So they sent him a card. On paper, he would have been member #55. But the German Worker's Party decided to inflate membership numbers, and the card number he got....was #555.
He kept the card, and that's how the significance of #555 got attached to his name.
When did the party change it's name (to the Nazi Party)? Five months later....after the #555 card was issued to Hitler.
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