Interesting Facts About Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was one of the most important person in the world history. He was the ruler of Germany for 13 years from 1933 to 1945. Known in the history for his totalitarian and fascist dictatorship, Hitler claims that Jews were enemies of the Aryan race.
Born in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary, on 20 April 1889, Alois Hitler, a customs official, and Klara Pölzl, Hitler had a troubled childhood. He was influenced by Martin Luther. He refers to Martin Luther as a great warrior, a true statesman and a great reformer.
A decorated veteran of World War I, Hitler joined the National Socialist German Workers Party, also called the Nazi Party, in 1920. Promoting nationalism, antisemitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda, he gained support and became the party leader in 1921.
Hitler pursued a foreign policy with the declared goal of seizing other countries, and directed the resources of Germany toward his aim.
He invaded Poland in 1939, leading to the outbreak of World War II. Within three years, Germany and the Axis powers occupied most of Europe and large parts of Africa, East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. However, the Allies gained the upper hand from 1942 onward and in 1945 Allied armies occupied Germany from all sides.
His forces committed numerous atrocities during the war, including the killing of six million Jews, known as the Holocaust, and various other groups of people.
During the final days of the war in 1945, Hitler married his long-time mistress Eva Braun. Less than 24 hours later, the two committed suicide.
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