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Adolf Hitler[edit]
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Hitler was the forth child of the third marriage of Alois Hitler, a customs official. Alois was 51 when Adolf Hitler was born and his mother Klara Hitler was 28 years old, a farmers daughter. Hitler always had the desire of being an artist when he was young. he made painting and sold his artwork sometimes. Hitler later was examined to be in the military and was told he was unfit for it. when World War I began Hitler volunteered for service in the German army and was accepted. Hitler was wounded and decorated for bravery but he only got to being a corporal.[1]
Hitler ruled as a dictator in Germany from 1933 to 1945. He then turned Germany into a powerful war machine and thus provoking World War II. A common thing he would tell his soldiers "have no pity! act brutally!" spreading death through his existence.people who opposed Hitlers rules would be executed. he was known more for killing millions of Jews. Hitler set up Nazi concentration camps for them. in these camps about 4 million Jews were murdered not counting another 5 million people that Hitler thought were racially inferior. many people did not take Hitler serious but something about his fiery words and blue eyes hypnotized people. [2]
Hitler's Death[edit]
By April 1945, Hitler had become a unstable man. his body trembled and was tortured by stomach cramps. Hitler was suffering from irritable bowel syndrome which is abdominal pain, discomfort, and bloating.Eva Braun, Hitlers mistress since the 1930's, joined him at his headquarters in a bomb shelter under the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. She and Hitler were married there on April 29. The next day on April 30 they killed themselves.[3]