Adolf Hitler
byname Der Führer (German: “The Leader”)
died April 30, 1945, Berlin, Germany
Adolf Hitler, c. 1933.
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Adolf Hitler reviewing troops on the Eastern Front, 1939.
Heinrich Hoffmann, Munich
leader of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party (from 1920/21) and chancellor (Kanzler) and Führer of Germany (1933–45). He was chancellor from January 30, 1933, and, after President Paul von Hindenburg's death, assumed the twin titles of Führer and chancellor (August 2, 1934).
Hitler's father, Alois (born 1837), was illegitimate. For a time he bore his mother's name, Schicklgruber, but by 1876 he had established his family claim to the surname Hitler. Adolf never used any other surname.
Contents of this article:
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·Introduction
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·Early life
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·Rise to power
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·Hitler's life and habits
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·Dictator, 1933–39
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·World War II
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·Hitler's place in history
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·Additional Reading
