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Adolf Hitler [a] (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, [c] becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934.
Hitler briefly escaped the city but was arrested on 11 November 1923, [48] and put on trial for high treason, which gained him widespread public attention. [49] Defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch. The trial began in February 1924. Hitler endeavored to turn the tables and put democracy and the Weimar Republic on trial as traitors to the German ...
Hitler made it clear in Mein Kampf that he intended to reinvigorate the Drang nach Osten once the opportunity presented itself. [3] [4] Hitler's conceptual understanding of the push eastwards accords that of Karl Haushofer which focused on Eastern Europe as the breadbasket needed to complement an industrialized Germany.
Hitler sowed lies and hatred, and harvested votes. When he entered the race for president, in spring 1932—the only time Hitler ran for public office—he lost by six million votes, securing just ...
Hitler, believing the British would not take action, ordered an invasion plan should be readied for September 1939. [74] On 23 May, Hitler described to his generals his overall plan of not only seizing the Polish Corridor but greatly expanding German territory eastward at the expense of Poland. He expected this time they would be met by force. [75]
A Nazi propaganda poster of Hitler used during the 1932 German presidential election campaign. Adolf Hitler's cult of personality was a prominent feature of Nazi Germany (1933–1945), [1] which began in the 1920s during the early days of the Nazi Party.
The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute, [a] or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the shoulder into the air with a straightened hand. Usually, the person offering the salute would say "Heil Hitler!" (' Hail Hitler! '), [b] "Heil, mein ...
Hitler did not become a committed antisemite until moving to Vienna in 1908, about two months after his mother died at the age of 47. It was the Hitler family’s longtime Jewish doctor, Eduard ...