Adolf+Hitler

= Introduction: =  “In this hour I was responsible for the fate of the German people, and thereby I became the supreme Justiciar of the German people!”(Supreme Justiciar). This was once said by the notorious Adolf Hitler. Hitler, one of the most hated person in the world. He was the one responsible for the death of many Jews. This man was a monster and a murderer. = Personal Background: = Adolf Hitler was born in Germany on April 20, 1889. He died April 30, 1945 (Foner). He was a vegetarian he never ate meat (Stephenson). He joined the 16th Bavarian Reserve Regiments few survivors (Murray). Hitler was also said to be very interested in the occult. He was said to have been influenced by an occult. Hitler also was immersed in Norse and German Mythology. John Toland documented Hitler’s superstitious beliefs and practices according to Toland; there was a cornerstone of modern art at a museum. Hitler during the fall of 1933 broke a silver hammer when he hit the cornerstone with it. However according to Toland there was a superstition that the architect would die if the hammer broke (Sickinger). ==  Hitler did not completely condemn democratic principles. He even said that World War veterans who were Jews would be safe (Stephen). Hitler also visited Army group centers often. Hitler even had his own regime. Hitler alternated some military supporters after the Bloomberg- Fritsch Crisis. Hitler issued orders to prepare a surprise attack on Czechoslovakia early in 1938. He became so dangerous that the Berlin police ordered that Hitler was to be arrested or shot down on sight. Hitler relied on diplomatic buff and military innovation to overcome Germany’s weakness. He also played skillfully on the divisions among the European powers to gain many of his aims without war. Hitler’s goal was to secure a”living space” for the German “master race”. In 1933 he led to power the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) party (Dzwonchyz). = Personality Traits: =  Hitler was very good at persuading people. He was not easy to become friends with. Adolf was always alert in case of a threat to his life (Zwygart). Hitler police was to secure a living space for the Germans. He thought of Germans as the master race. Hitler was also a very impatient man (Dzwonchyz). He pardoned many people who were sentenced to death this shows that he did care for some people. Hitler even averted war because he did not want to go to war again. Adolf had charm that attracted women. Hitler liked children a lot and was often nice to them (Stephenson). Hitler was a rationalist; he believed that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than religious belief or emotional response. Adolf was also a materialistic person and would use things to his advantages. He had a superstitious nature. Hitler was interested in power, and his belief on Providence or Destiny was only a projection of his own sense of power. Adolf had many images to hide his true personality. He was always quick to judge and quick to condemn (Stickinger). = =

= = =Obstacles:=  Adolf Hitler faced many problems on his way to power and almost total control. His life was constantly in danger due to being the leader of the German army and a threat to many people. Police would be ordered to either arrest or shoot Hitler down on sight, which made him constantly alert and ready for an attack. People would look for volunteers to fight Adolf; there was even a plan to assassinate Hitler (Zwyart). Eventually his enemies finally attacked him in Britain, however he managed to barley survive. During the war Hitler was losing a lot of supplies such as tanks and infantry that he had to use the reserved ones (Murray). == = =  Hitler was a foot soldier in World War I before becoming the German Army leader in World War II. He found his task as a runner greatly hindered by the new complexities of the system defense in depth. At the end of the World War I Hitler was unemployed and resentful at the wars outcome. Adolf also developed contempt for the staff officers because the front line soldiers suffered and they don’t (Murray).During World War II one of his commanders retreated and went against Hitler’s orders to not retreat. Hitler was slowly losing war, He was taken by surprise and was almost assassinated again (Foner). Hitler believed the Jews was the cause of the war, people were also spreading rumors about a mass killing of Jews. Hitler felt more and more that an international conspiracy had caused the war (Stephenson). Eventually German forces surrendered on May 2 and lost the war (Dzwonchyz). = =

= = = Historical Significance: = Adolf Hitler played an important role in not only German history but in World history as well. He started WWII and all the bad things prior to it by breaking the Treaty Of Versailles. Hitler caused many people pain and caused a lot of brutal and violent deaths. The most well known fact about Hitler was that he sent Jews to concentration camps and then brutally and violently killed them. Hitler issued orders to prepare a surprise attack on Czechoslovakia (Zwyart). Hitler had been informed of the gathering at the Bergh of vacation house (Zwyart). Hitler commanded his troops to incorporate into Reich in March 1938. In August 1939 the Soviet Union signed a secret mutual non aggression act. Hitler’s army invaded Poland on September 1 st  1939 (Dzwonchyz). In the 1920s Hitler built the small National Socialist party and eventually changed it into an effective political organization (Stephenson).

In the 1930s Hitler repeatedly alluded to his intentions to start war (Stephenson). In January 30, 1933 Reich President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor (Murray). In 1941 Hitler decided to exterminate the Jews in 1941 (Stephenson). On May 2 Hitler German forces surrendered (Dzwonchyz). In fall 1933, Hitler broke a silver hammer which was supposed to be cursed. Hitler wrote his first book Mein Kampf in 1923 and in1920 he created a 25 point program for the Nazi Party. Adolf had wartime experience from 1914 to 1918. Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems and he blamed them because they profited during Germanys inflation. In 1922 Hitler contended that Jews never founded any Civilization. In 1958 Hitler rally was captured on film. When war broke out in 1939 Hitler was firmly in control of the German Army. By March of 1939 Hitler had obtained many foreign policy objectives he had proposed (Sickinger). One of Hitler’s Commanders,Ronmel retreated and went against his orders (Foner).Hitler was part of the 16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment (Murray).He pardon many people who were sentence to death (Stephenson). = =

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