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Who is Adolf Hitler?

Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria Alois (father), who was a customs officer at border crossings and Klara (mother). Among survivors, Adolf was the third child of his parents and his sister, Paula was born in 1896 (had a younger brother, Edmund, born before Paula, but died at the age of 6).

Since childhood, Adolfo had no interest in the study and led to poor academic results. He had an artistic mind and was the only one interested in becoming an artist. Not even complete his studies. His father died when he was 13, and was raised by his mother, Klara. He developed an interest in politics when he was sixteen. 

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Adolf was 19 when he was alone, without support when Klara died of cancer in 1908. I had no choice but to move to Vienna, and to earn a living for himself. During his first days in Vienna, spent nights in any place he found somewhere to sleep and eat in the dining charity. He sold paintings and drawings, including painted signs to life. 

Hitler traveled many places in search of a job. In 1914 (beginning of the First World War), was included in the 16 Bavarian Infantry Regiment of the German Army Reserve. Hitler shows the value in the field of battle and for his bravery he was promoted to corporal, he was also honored with the First and Second Class Iron Crosses of the Class. For the next two years, Hitler turned his regiment and December 1918-March 1919 worked in a POW camp at Traunstein. After returning from Traunstein, became part of the local organization of the army, which was a group of people who did not want the soldiers to turn to communism or pacifism. 

Hitler entered politics after receiving an opportunity in the form of an offer to become a member of the German Workers Party, which was given by party founder Anion Drexler. Anion Drexler impressed when Hitler openly criticized party chairman at a general meeting. Anion seventh made it official in September 1919 and given the responsibility of advertising the party. Hitler began to take public meetings and even succeeded in attracting public right of his first public speech. On April 1, 1920 the game was changed to “The National Socialist German Workers Party and Hitler swastika as a symbol representing their party. Gradually Hitler formed a group of men who worked for him and helped him in obtaining the supreme position in the party. He threatened those who oppose him and made them accept him as a leader. Around 1921, Hitler took control of the game in their hands, along with all the dictatorial powers. 

After becoming very strong, he planned to take over the local Bavarian government (known as “Beer Hall Putsch-’). He planned the kidnapping of all officials of the Bavarian government and gain control over the government, but did not success in his plan and was sentenced to five years. He was sent to prison in Landsberg. Adolfo did not cease their activities here, but continued his work from prison. He tried to gain publicity from prison and was even successful to do so. prison, he earned his thought and philosophy written with the help of Rudolf Hess (which was published as “Mein Kampf”). 

In December 1924, Hitler was released from prison just six months, long before his sentencing. After leaving prison, Hitler gathered his supporters and once again began to gain power by increasing the number of members of his party. Within a couple of years, Hitler and his party won reasonable support in Germany and create organizations to help the winning party in power and funds. 

In 1929, after the global recession, the Reichstag was dissolved and elections held. After the elections, Hitler’s Nazi Party became the second largest party in the Reichstag. Along with this, Hitler began slowly gaining the support of the Army and industry. 

In 1932, Hitler took German citizenship and fought against the election of Hindenburg. After failing for the first time managed to win a majority Hindenburg and was invited to form a government. In the same year, General Schleicher and Nazis plotted a conspiracy against the government and demanded repeat elections. Around September 1932, the Nazis managed to get the power, but still had many difficulties in total control. After the implementation of many tactics, winning the support of communists and other pressure parts, Hitler was invited to become chancellor. After gaining complete control over the Reichstag and bringing the government under pressure, the Nazis burned the Reichstag and blamed the Communists for the destruction of the Reichstag. As a step further, the communists were banned, and Hitler and his party (Nazi) were given all the controls and dictatorial powers. Removed almost all that could oppose the Nazi party gain control of government. On July 14, 1933, the Nazi party, passed the act that the Nazi Party was the only party that would be allowed in Germany, all other parties and organizations were banned and forced to give up opposition to the Nazi Party and Hitler. Jews were considered non-Germans persecuted and ostracized (find the meaning of both) and not given any rights. Jews were forbidden to make any civil service, law and medical practices, etc are even banned the entry of public places. 

Hitler chose the people to help in making Germany self-sufficient in the next four years. In 1935, he removed the Treaty of Versailles and was ordered to secretly increase the number of soldiers in the army from 100,000 to over 400,000, the construction of large warships, the construction of submarines, etc. It is expected to build military aircraft increase the territories of Germany attacking neighboring countries. He began his mission to go to Austria and Czechoslovakia. Poland was his next target, he and his army invaded the September 1, 1939. World War II began and the Germans and their tactics, which they called “Blitzkrieg”, dominated the first phase. After Poland, the German army entered Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in 1940. After receiving an uphill battle of Britain, Hitler entered the Balkans and North Africa, Greece, Yugoslavia, the island of Crete and Cyrenaica. 

Hitler decided to invade Russia. He went to Russia with his army in 1941. He was optimistic about his victory and ignore the facts about the strength of Russia, an ally of the United States and Russia and the possible loss of strength. He changed his mind and objectives from time to time and never focused on one goal (Moscow). Some of his troops before the setbacks that made him lose faith in his own generals, however, his health was deteriorating every minute as a side effect of drugs was going on. The effect of all this, Hitler began to lose all their senses, never heard any of his generals and started taking crazy decisions, which were sure signs of the fall of Germany in the war. 

In his last days, Hitler lost control of his mind completely. He hid in a bunker in Berlin, believes that his two rockets V-1 and V-2, he called his “secret weapons”, the save and change the outcome of the war. He developed the impression that he still had a strong army and a large, directed him to invade countries. On March 19, 1945, Hitler ordered the destruction of all German industries and killing his own people. 

On April 29, 1945 Hitler married Eva Braun, committed suicide the next day. Hitler shot himself through the mouth only two minutes after Eva Braun swallowed poison pills and committed suicide. Hitler ordered to burn his body along with Eva Braun in gasoline in the garden of the Reich Chancellery.

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