Adof hitler biography

This article is about the Nazi dictator.

Adof hitler biography

For the Namibian activist, see Adolf Hitler Uunona.

"Hitler" redirects here. For other uses, see Hitler (name).

Adolf Hitler^[2] (April 20, – April 30, ) was a German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from until his suicide in He and his Nazi government are known for their role in causing World War II and the Holocaust, which killed millions.

Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and was raised near Linz. He lived in Vienna in the first decade of the s before moving to Germany in He was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I, receiving the Iron Cross.

Adolf hitler biography

In , he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party. Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party in In , he attempted to seize governmental power in a failed coup in Munich and was imprisoned with a sentence of five years.

In jail, he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and p