Hitler
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Adolf. (ˈaːdɔlf). Grandmother's maiden name and father's original surname Schicklgrüber . 1889–1945, German dictator, born in Austria. After becoming president of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi party), he attempted to overthrow the government of Bavaria (1923). While in prison he wrote Mein Kampf, expressing his philosophy of the superiority of the Aryan race and the inferiority of the Jews. He was appointed chancellor of Germany (1933), transforming it from a democratic republic into the totalitarian Third Reich, of which he became Führer in 1934. He established concentration camps to exterminate the Jews, rearmed the Rhineland (1936), annexed Austria (1938) and Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland (1939), which precipitated World War II. He committed suicide
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a person who displays dictatorial characteristics
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That he shares his name with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini - "two of the most well-known figures of 20th-Century European totalitarian regimes" - has made his candidacy a "striking event", local outlet Peru21 reported.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The BND had controversial beginnings under its creator Reinhard Gehlen, a former Wehrmacht major general who had served under Hitler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Hindenburg lifted off shortly after 7 p.m., saluted by a brass band playing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and cheered by a large crowd, including a Hitler Youth troop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was only from the late 1980s that the country where Adolf Hitler was born began to examine its responsibility in the Holocaust.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hitler believed that the country with the most industrial strength would win the war.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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