In 1921, Hitler became leader of the party and soon began attracting attention, especially for his powerful speeches. In 1920, the party announced its 25-point program and was renamed the National Socialist German Worker’s Party – NAZIs. Drexler realised that Adolph Hitler was something special and put him in charge of the political ideas and propaganda of the party. He liked the ideas of the party and joined in 1919. His activities led him to the German Worker’s Party led by Anton Drexler. He dreamed of a return to the days of the Kaiser.Īfter the war he stayed in the army, but in intelligence. Hitler was dismayed when Germany lost the war and hated the Versailles Treaty and the Weimar government for signing the treaty. In 1918 he was temporarily blinded from a gas attack and was invalided out of the war.
He fought on the Western Front and was awarded the Iron Cross for his bravery in battle. In 1914, Hitler crossed the border to Germany and joined the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. He became interested in politics and was heavily influenced by the climate of anti-Semitism that existed in Austria at that time. His father had died four years earlier and with no relatives willing to support him Adolph Hitler found himself living rough on the streets of Vienna. His application to enter the academy was rejected when he was 17 years old and a year later his mother died from cancer. His school record showed reasonable grades for PE and some artistic talent.Īdolph Hitler left school at the age of sixteen and went to Vienna where he hoped to enter the Academy and become a painter. He attended school from the age of six years but did not do well in academic subjects. His mother, Klara, was a housekeeper.Īs a child he got on very well with his mother but he didn’t get on well with his father, a strict authoritative disciplinarian.
The town was close to the Austro-German border and his father, Alois, worked as a border control clerk. (See main article: Hitler - Historical People)įamous for being fascist Dictator of Germanyīorn – 20th April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austriaĭied – 30th April 1945, Berlin, Germany committed suicideĪdolph Hitler was born in the Austrian town of Braunau-am-Inn on 20th April 1889. This page features a comprehensive resource on Adolph Hitler’s background, beliefs, religious ideology, and explanations of his rise to power.Ĭlick here to see more articles in this category. Adolph Hitler, German politician, leader of the Nazi Party, and by near-universal accounts the most monstrous and terrifying leader in the twentieth century, led his nation into a disastrous war and triggered the extermination of millions of his own citizens due to his anti-Semitic ideology.
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