Unser aller hitler biography

1. Biography of Adolf Hitler
2. Early Life
3. Rise to Power
4. The Second World War

Biography of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler, the leader of the German fascist state from , was the Fuhrer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (since ) and the head of the fascist state. He established a regime of fascist terror in Germany and was the direct initiator of the outbreak of World War II (). Hitler invaded the USSR in June and was one of the main organizers of the mass extermination of prisoners of war and the civilian population in occupied territories. With the entry of Soviet troops into Berlin, he committed suicide. As the unrestricted dictator of Germany from to , Hitler unleashed World War II, becoming the main instigator of the deaths of millions of people.

Early Life

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, , in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, the son of a customs official. His father, Alois Hitler, was an illegitimate child who initially carried his mother's maiden name, Schicklgruber, and then took his stepfather's name, Hitler. His mother, Klara Pölzl, came from a peasant family. Hitler performed poorly in school and never obtained a graduation certificate. He attempted to enter the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts twice, but was rejected both times due to his lack of talent. After the death of his mother (his father had died earlier in ), Hitler moved to Vienna in the hopes of making a living as an artist. From to , he struggled, living in poverty and earning a living by designing advertisements, postcards, and other similar work. In , Hitler fled to Munich to avoid military service. The following year, he finally underwent a medical examination, but was deemed unfit for combat duty. After the start of World War I, Hitler voluntarily enlisted in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment. His military service transformed him from a lackluster young man into a convinced militarist and nationalist. Hitler was promoted to the rank of corporal and participated in military actions, receiving four awards for bravery. After Germany's defeat, Hitler remained in the regiment until , working as a political informant.

Rise to Power

In September , Hitler joined the German Workers' Party (DAP) in Munich, which later became the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). With the support of Ernst Röhm, a staff officer, Hitler was elected chairman of the party in July On November , , Hitler led the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, a daring attempt to seize control of the Bavarian government. The putsch was suppressed, Hitler was arrested, accused of treason, and sentenced to five years in prison. However, he only served 9 months and used this time to write his book "Mein Kampf," in which he outlined the political philosophy of Nazism. In his work, Hitler declared war on Jews, communists, pathetic liberals, and exploitative capitalists worldwide, while praising the rebirth of racially pure Germany and the unyielding will of the nation.

The Nazi party's star rose with the global economic crisis of and the ensuing depression. They became the second-largest party in Germany's Reichstag. Hitler did not limit the party's activities to the Reichstag; he transformed the SA (Stormtroopers) into an effective paramilitary organization, and they physically assaulted opposition figures on the streets. In January , President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor, and within a year, he established Nazi dictatorship in Germany. Using the Reichstag fire as a pretext to ban the Communist Party, Hitler ordered the arrest of all its leaders. In March, the Enabling Act was passed, granting Hitler four years of unlimited dictatorial power. All political parties, except the Nazi Party, were systematically dissolved. Nazi party members displaced Jews from government institutions and placed state structures under the direct control of the party. On June 30, , Hitler carried out a purge within his own ranks, known as the "Night of the Long Knives," physically eliminating Ernst Röhm and hundreds of other prominent Nazis whose radicalism posed a threat to his absolute power. On August 30, , Hindenburg died, and Hitler assumed the functions of president, bestowing upon himself the title of Fuhrer, the supreme leader of the Third Reich.

The Second World War

Hitler replaced the SA (Brownshirts) with the SS (Blackshirts) as the protective squads, placing Heinrich Himmler at their head. Together with the political secret police, the Gestapo, the SS created a system of concentration camps where political opponents, Jews, and other "undesirable" elements were "deported." In , Hitler introduced the Nuremberg racial laws, which deprived Jews of German citizenship.

The international community seemed to turn a blind eye to Germany's blatant disregard for the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler rearmed the country unhindered; the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) was created, and the army was motorized and equipped with state-of-the-art weapons. In , the Nazis remilitarized the Rhineland.

England and France pushed the German war machine towards aggression in the East, for which France would pay the price later. In , England signed a naval pact with Germany. In , Hitler formed an alliance with Benito Mussolini, the fascist leader of Italy. In March , Hitler invaded and annexed Austria. In September , England and France agreed to the division of Czechoslovakia, and Germany incorporated its western parts, which were highly developed industrially.

In March , Hitler demanded the "Memel Corridor" from Lithuania. On August 23, , the USSR and Germany signed a non-aggression pact, which included a secret protocol on the division of Poland. On September 1, Germany attacked Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. Poland fell in September Scandinavian countries were occupied by June , and France held out for only two weeks, from May 25 to June 5, In April , German troops captured Yugoslavia and Greece.

On June 22, , Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In December , German forces were stopped near Moscow. In , due to the mistakes of the Soviet command and personally Stalin, the Germans advanced to the Volga in the south. On December 7, , the United States declared war on Japan and Germany.

The years of World War II were a tragedy for many nations subjected to genocide policies. In concentration camps in Germany alone, over 6 million Jews perished. Hitler planned to turn Slavs into a nation of slaves. In , the Soviet Union turned the tide of the war in its favor. The victories of Soviet troops prompted the anti-Hitler coalition to open a second front. In June , a group of conspiring officers, seeing the futility of further resistance, attempted to assassinate Hitler by placing a briefcase with a bomb in the room where a meeting was taking place. Hitler miraculously survived but suffered a serious concussion and moral trauma.

In the final months of the war, Hitler led the remnants of his troops from his bunker, located in an underground shelter known as the "Fuhrer's bunker." When Soviet troops captured Berlin, Hitler hastily married his mistress, Eva Braun, and afterwards, the newlyweds committed suicide. Hitler's body was never reliably identified.