A Report on Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was born on 20th of April 1889 in Branau am Inn, Austria to Kiara and Alois Hitler. He grew up in Austria with his siblings Gustav, Ida, Otto, Edmund and Paula who all apart from Paula died during infancy or early childhood. When Hitler was six, his father retired from the civil service which created a tense and strict atmosphere at home. Alois Hitler later died when he thirteen leaving his mother to care for him and his sister alone, creating tough times in the household.

Childhood

Hitler was known as a bright pupil during primary school, he was very popular with his peers and was known for his excellent leadership qualities. Secondary School saw the end of Hitler’s bright academic future. Competition at this school was tougher, and Hitler’s reaction to not being at the top of the class was to stop trying all together. He also lost popularity with his fellow students, becoming very controlling, arrogant and bad tempered. Adolf also lost all respect for his teachers and school, in 1905 at the age of sixteen he left school for good.

Hitler had a keen interest in art during school and in 1907 he applied to the painting school at the Vienna Academy of Art in which he didn’t pass. During this time his mother at the age of forty-seven died from breast cancer. Hitler stayed in Vienna for the next four years living off what he earned from selling postcards of his architectural drawings and mothers inheritance. Politics then became an interest of his, being especially influences by the pan-Germanism.

World War One

Hitler was declared after being medically examined on the account of ‘general physical debility’ for the Austro-Hungarian Army. Later Hitler decided to volunteer for the German army, in which he to be a courageous solider being awarded the Iron Cross (Second Class) and later in August 1918 another Iron Cross (First Class). On October 13th, 1918, a gas attack caused Adolf Hitler to be temporarily blind and whilst recuperating in a hospital Hitler heard the news of Germany’s defeat in the war.

After the war Germany felt betrayed by their government for the sudden and unexpected surrender. This left Germany in a depression, and finding a job near impossible. In 1919, Hitler was working for an army organisation in which he checked up on local political groups. Whilst spying on these groups Hitler found one he was found of and soon after joining he became leader of the group. Adolf believe that he could provide a stronger government that would make Germany prestigious again. On November 9, 1923 he attempted to overthrow the government but it wasn’t successful and he was sentenced to five years in prison. Hitler only spend nine months of his term and used the time to write a book of his ideas on a ‘new’ Germany.

By July 1932, Adolf Hitler had enough support to run for president, which he lost but a year later became the chancellor of Germany. Hitler then took over the position of president and chancellor becoming the undisputed leader. After legally gaining power of Germany he made his position clear by pulling anyone who disagreed with him in concentration camps.

World War Two

Hitler used the fear of another world war to invade and conquer many places and violate the Treaty of Versailles. It wasn’t until September 3rd 1930 when Hitler started to invade Poland that Britain declared war. During World War Two the Nazi’s brutally killed over six millions Jewish people after using them as slaves. Germany seemed to be unstoppable during the start of World War until the Battle of Stalingrad. As the Allies moved closer to Berlin, Hitler continued to control the army from the safety of an underground bunker but soon enough that wasn’t safe. On April 29, 1945, Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun and wrote both a will and political testament. The following day, April 30th, Hitler aged fifty-six and Eva aged thirty-three committed suicide.