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Adolf Hitler


Born
in Braunau am Inn, Austro-Hungarian empire
April 20, 1889

Died
April 30, 1945

Genre

Influences


Austrian-born Adolf Hitler, known as “der Führer,” from 1921 led the Nazi party of Germany, and his fascist philosophy, embodied in Mein Kampf (1925–1927), attracted widespread support; he from 1933 served as chancellor of the Third Reich and after 1934 ruled as an absolute dictator, whose pursuit of aggressive nationalist policies resulted in the invasion of Poland in 1939 and in the subsequent outbreak of World War II and whose infamous regime exterminated millions of people, especially Jews, Slavs and communists of Europe. He then took his own life amid the imminent collapse in 1945.

During the final days of the war in 1945, as Berlin was being invaded and destroyed by the Red Army, Hitler married Eva Braun. Less than 24 hours later,
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Mein Kampf

3.18 avg rating — 40,593 ratings — published 1925 — 925 editions
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Mein Kampf Volume I

3.63 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1925 — 23 editions
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THE POLITICAL TESTAMENT OF ...

3.93 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1945 — 17 editions
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Mein Kampf Volume II

3.79 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1926 — 22 editions
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The Speeches Of Adolf Hitle...

4.21 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1942 — 2 editions
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Hitler's Letters and Notes

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My New Order

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“If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain!”
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“Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.”
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“if you want to shine like sun first you have to burn like it.”
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