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Articles on Adolph HItler’s ideology, religious beliefs, and principle life events made him the most notorious figure of the 20th century
Articles on Adolph HItler’s ideology, religious beliefs, and principle life events made him the most notorious figure of the 20th century
Why did Hitler kill himself? On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife, Eva in his bunker in Berlin. According to testimonies, both swallowed cyanide pills and he shot himself in the head for good measure. Their remains were burnt in the Reich Chancellery garden outside…
Before Hitler claimed it as his personal title, Führer simply meant "leader" or "guide" in German. It was also used as a military title for commanders who lacked the qualifications to hold permanent command. Since its connotation to Nazi Germany, führer is not used in political context anymore, but may…
How did Hitler come to power? The process occurred over multiple decades. Hitler's rise to power started when he became politically involved and joined the Deutsche Arbeiterspartei. From there he worked himself up in the party, which later became the Nazi Party, through charm, violence and cunning negotiations. He was…
Was Hitler Jewish? For someone so obsessed with "ethnic cleansing" and ancestry, Hitler was quite vague about his own descent. In the years following the war, and the ascent of Freudian psychoanalysis in the mid-twentieth century, many rumors circulated that Hitler might have been related to the very people he…
Interestingly enough, Adolf Hitler was not born in Germany, but in a small village in Austria, Braunau am Inn. The building where he was born has been used as a workshop, school, library, home for the disabled and a bank through the years, but as of 2014 there are plans…
Famous for being fascist Dictator of Germany Born - 20th April 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria Parents - Alois Hitler, Klara Hitler Siblings - Edmund, Paula Married - Eva Braun Children - None Died - 30th April 1945, Berlin, Germany committed suicide Famous for being fascist Dictator of Germany Born…
