C.+Adolf+Hitler



Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria. His father, Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. Adolf attended school from the age of six and the family lived in various villages around the town of Linz, east of Braunau. He had a couple brothers and sisters, all of which died very young except his one sister, Paula. Unfortunately, by the age of 19, Adolf was without his parents and lived in homeless shelters and ate at charity soup-kitchens. He found his place as a runner for the German Army in World War I and received several awards for bravery like the Iron Cross First Class. After the war, Hitler formed the beginning of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) where he gained much support. He tried to swiftly take over the Berlin government with his ideas with his supporters but it failed and he was sent to prison for treason. While in jail, Adolf wrote his famous Mein Kampf which outlined his plans and tactics to rule over Germany.

Adolf’s actions after prison played a significant role in history. After his release, Hitler was able to regain his supporters along with millions more as Germany was in a deep economic depression. He became chancellor of Germany and the Nazi Party and made many economic reforms along with building a massive army. Hitler began World War II and his conquest for control of all of Europe with the invasion of Poland. He had an extreme hate for ethnic groups, mainly Jews, and ordered persecution and the killing of millions of people belonging to these groups. He is most famously responsible for the ordering of placing and killing Jews in concentration camps, which was known as the Holocaust. Germany was not able to win World War II which turned its government and economy back into ruins. Adolf became so deeply depressed and erotic that the German government tried to assassinate him, but failed. On April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide by shooting himself and biting into a cyanide capsule. He left behind his legacy of being the most notorious and fear-instilling leader the world has ever seen (Encyclopedia of World Biography: Adolf Hitler).