10 facts about hitler's childhood
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Age of extremes
Few names from history inspire such immediate and emphatic revulsion as that of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. His hands are stained with the blood of millions killed in the devastation of the Second World War and the horror of the Holocaust.
But Hitler was not born a brutal tyrant, he became one. Explore Hitler's life and discover the road that led to destruction.
Apr 1889
Birth and childhood
Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April in the small Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, in Upper Austria on the Austrian-German border.
His father, Alois, was a customs official while his mother, Klara, came from a poor peasant family. Life was financially comfortable for the Hitler family but Alois was a domineering character and young Adolf frequently found himself on the wrong side of his father's short temper. At primary school Hitler was a clever, popular child. At secondary school he withdrew psychologically, preferring to re-enact battles from the Boer War than study. He left school with no qualifications at 16.
Feb 1908
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Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945
"Hitler" and "The Führer" redirect here. For other uses, see Hitler (disambiguation) and Führer (disambiguation).
Adolf Hitler[a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party,[c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.[d] His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.
Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and moved to Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I, receiving the Iron Cross. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921 was appointed lea
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The rise of Hitler and the Nazis
Adolf Hitler served in the German army in World War One, and in 1919 joined the German Workers’ Party. This would go on to become the Nazi Party.
After a failed attempt to take over Germany in 1923, the Nazi Party took advantage of the impact of the Great Depression in 1929 to win public support.
Hitler was appointed German Chancellor in January 1933.
Back to topantisemitismHostility or prejudice towards Jewish people. did not emerge for the first time when Hitler and the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933. Prejudice and hostility towards Jewish people had existed for centuries throughout Europe and beyond. This frequently led to violence against Jewish communities, and to laws that discriminationTreating people differently on the basis of a particular characteristic, such as race, religion or sex. against Jewish people. Across many different countries, Jews were stopped from doing particular jobs, or forced to live in specific areas. Jewish people were also sometimes made to wear badges or items of clothing to show that they were J
Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945
"Hitler" and "The Führer" redirect here. For other uses, see Hitler (disambiguation) and Führer (disambiguation).
Adolf Hitler[a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party,[c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.[d] His invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the start of the Second World War. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.
Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and moved to Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I, receiving the Iron Cross. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and in 1921 was appointed lea
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The rise of Hitler and the Nazis
Adolf Hitler served in the German army in World War One, and in 1919 joined the German Workers’ Party. This would go on to become the Nazi Party.
After a failed attempt to take over Germany in 1923, the Nazi Party took advantage of the impact of the Great Depression in 1929 to win public support.
Hitler was appointed German Chancellor in January 1933.
antisemitismHostility or prejudice towards Jewish people. did not emerge for the first time when Hitler and the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933. Prejudice and hostility towards Jewish people had existed for centuries throughout Europe and beyond. This frequently led to violence against Jewish communities, and to laws that discriminationTreating people differently on the basis of a particular characteristic, such as race, religion or sex. against Jewish people. Across many different countries, Jews were stopped from doing particular jobs, or forced to live in specific areas. Jewish people were also sometimes made to wear badges or items of clothing to show that they were J
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