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title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: business sought to attract attention by using the Hitler theme, and was decorated with Nazi imagery. Actor Murli Sharma attended the opening party; when asked what he thought about the name, he said "I am not really agitated as I have not read much about the man. However, from what I know about Hitler, I find this name rather amusing." Alternative names suggested included Stalin Samosa Shop, Ayatollah Khomeini's Falafels, and Kim Jong's Juicy Juice. Adolf Hitler in popular culture Adolf Hitler (born April 20th 1889 died April 30th 1945) was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party

title: Adolf Hitler

text: Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and Pan-German revolutionary. He was leader of the Nazi Party ("Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei"; NSDAP), and rose to power in Germany as Chancellor in 1933 and Führer ("Leader") in 1934. During his dictatorship from 1933 to 1945, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland in September 1939. He closely supervised military operations during the war and by December 1941 had full control of all strategic decisions, especially on the Eastern Front. He was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust. Hitler

title: Death of Adolf Hitler

text: Adolf Hitler", which included the autopsy report. The author later admitted that the book included "deliberate lies", such as that Hitler had died by poisoning or a "coup de grâce". Western historians were allowed into the archives of the former Soviet Union beginning in 1991, but the dossier prepared for Stalin remained undiscovered for twelve years. In 2005, it was published as "The Hitler Book" by Henrik Eberle and Matthias Uhl. Death of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and "Führer" ("Leader") of

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: on 11 November 1923. Fearing "left-wing" members of the Nazi Party might try to seize leadership from him during his incarceration, Hitler quickly appointed Alfred Rosenberg temporary leader. Beginning in February 1924, Hitler was tried for high treason before the special People's Court in Munich. He used his trial as an opportunity to spread his message throughout Germany. At one point during the trial, Hitler discussed political leadership, during which he stated that leading people was not a matter of political science ("Staatswissenschaft") but an innate ability, one of statecraft ("Staatskunst"). He further elaborated by claiming that out of ten

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: Adolf Hitler in popular culture Adolf Hitler (born April 20th 1889 died April 30th 1945) was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and Chancellor of Nazi Germany from 1933 (Führer from 1934) to 1945. Hitler has been represented in popular culture ever since he became a well-known politician in Germany. His distinctive image was often parodied by his opponents. Parodies became much more prominent outside Germany during his period in power. Since the end of World War II representations of Hitler, both serious and satirical, have continued to be prominent in popular culture, sometimes generating significant controversy.

title: Adolf Hitler March of German Youth

text: on 11 November 1923 Adolf Hitler greeted and escorted by thirty-nine guards to the broad and comfortable cell n. 7 which became his residence for some thirteen months. The aim of visiting that famous cell was to inculcate in those young and bound followers an apologetic and unconditional appreciation of the "supreme leader". Adolf Hitler March of German Youth The Adolf Hitler March of German Youth was a yearly rally of some 2,000 Hitler Youth who marched from all parts of Nazi Germany to the Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party, where they participated to the general parade. For some

title: Death of Adolf Hitler

text: Death of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and "Führer" ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his "Führerbunker" in Berlin. Eva Braun, his wife of one day, committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. In accordance with Hitler's prior written and verbal instructions, that afternoon their remains were carried up the stairs through the bunker's emergency exit, doused in petrol, and set alight in the Reich Chancellery garden outside the bunker.

title: Paintings by Adolf Hitler

text: two trees is painted on the proper right. "The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich" and a few other paintings by Hitler are archived in the basement of the Army Center of Military History in Washington, D.C., never shown to the public eye because of their controversial nature. Paintings by Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party in Germany in the years leading up to and during World War II, was also a painter. He produced hundreds of works and sold his paintings and postcards to try to earn a living during his Vienna years (1908–13). A

title: Adolf Hitler March of German Youth

text: Adolf Hitler March of German Youth The Adolf Hitler March of German Youth was a yearly rally of some 2,000 Hitler Youth who marched from all parts of Nazi Germany to the Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party, where they participated to the general parade. For some groups the task was quite demanding having to cover by foot as many as . They had to be "combat ready" (Wehrhaftmachung) anyway as this was the password given to them by their leader Baldur von Schirach. After 1937, the march was extended beyond Nuremberg to Landsberg am Lech whose little fortress saw

title: Paintings by Adolf Hitler

text: Paintings by Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party in Germany in the years leading up to and during World War II, was also a painter. He produced hundreds of works and sold his paintings and postcards to try to earn a living during his Vienna years (1908–13). A number of his paintings were recovered after World War II and have been sold at auctions for tens of thousands of dollars. Others were seized by the U.S. Army and are still held by the U.S. government. Hitler's style was very calculated when representing architecture in his paintings. Instead

title: Adolf Hitler

text: objected to Article 231, which they interpreted as declaring Germany responsible for the war. The Versailles Treaty and the economic, social, and political conditions in Germany after the war were later exploited by Hitler for political gain. After World War I, Hitler returned to Munich. Without formal education or career prospects, he remained in the army. In July 1919 he was appointed "Verbindungsmann" (intelligence agent) of an "Aufklärungskommando" (reconnaissance unit) of the "Reichswehr", assigned to influence other soldiers and to infiltrate the German Workers' Party (DAP). At a DAP meeting on 12 September 1919, Party Chairman Anton Drexler was impressed

title: Adolf Hitler's bodyguard

text: Adolf Hitler's bodyguard Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939 and was central to the Holocaust. He was hated by his persecuted enemies and even by some of his own countrymen. Although attempts were made to assassinate him, none were successful. Hitler had numerous bodyguard units over the years which provided security. When Hitler returned to Munich from military service in 1918, he became a member of the Nazi Party, an extremist far-right political party in Bavaria. In 1921, he was elected leader of the party.

title: Gustav Adolf Lenk

text: Gustav Adolf Lenk Gustav Adolf Lenk (October 15, 1903 - 1987) was a German political activist. Lenk was the founder of the Youth League of the Nazi Party, the predecessor of the Hitler Youth. Lenk was a trained piano polisher. On September 12, 1920, Lenk and his father attended a National-Socialist party meeting in Munich where Adolf Hitler gave a speech. He was captivated, but could not join the party at the time because he was younger than 18 years old. Lenk requested if he could start a youth organization that would be associated with the NSDAP, and the idea

title: 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

text: a Panzergrenadier division and was designated SS Panzergrenadier Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler". It received its final form as a Panzer division in October 1943. Members of the LSSAH perpetrated numerous atrocities and war crimes, including the Malmedy massacre. They killed an estimated 5,000 prisoners of war in the period 1940–1945, mostly on the Eastern Front. In the early days of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), the leadership realized that a bodyguard unit composed of reliable men was needed. Ernst Röhm formed a guard formation from the "19.Granatwerfer-Kompanie"; from this formation the "Sturmabteilung" (SA) soon evolved. Adolf Hitler in early 1923,

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: the "Dolchstoßlegende" (stab-in-the-back myth), which claimed that the German Army, "undefeated in the field", had been "stabbed in the back" on the home front by civilian leaders and Marxists, later dubbed the "November criminals". "International Jewry" was described as a scourge composed of communists relentlessly destroying Germany. Such scapegoating was essential to Hitler's political career, and it seems that he genuinely believed that Jews were responsible for Germany's post-war troubles. In July 1919 Hitler was appointed "Verbindungsmann" (intelligence agent) of an "Aufklärungskommando" (reconnaissance commando) of the "Reichswehr", both to influence other soldiers and to infiltrate the German Workers' Party (DAP).

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: for his rowdy polemic speeches against the Treaty of Versailles, rival politicians, and especially against Marxists and Jews. Hitler used personal magnetism and an understanding of crowd psychology to advantage while engaged in public speaking. In June 1921, while Hitler and Eckart were on a fundraising trip to Berlin, a mutiny broke out within the Nazi Party in Munich. Members of its executive committee wanted to merge with the rival German Socialist Party (DSP). Hitler returned to Munich on 11 July and angrily tendered his resignation. The committee members realised that the resignation of their leading public figure and speaker

title: Political decorations of the Nazi Party

text: had joined and had uninterrupted service in the Nazi Party were given the right to wear the "Golden Party Badge" (Goldenes Parteiabzeichen), shown above. Those badges had the recipient's membership number on the back (Adolf Hitler had badge #1). Other Golden Party Badges (with the initials A.H. on the back) were awarded at the discretion of Hitler to certain members of the party who merited special attention. An identical badge was awarded each year on 30 January to persons who had shown outstanding service to the Party or State. The leaders of Nazi political districts (known as the Gauleiter) were

title: Adolf Hitler

text: to Austria. The Austrian federal chancellor rejected the request on the specious grounds that his service in the German Army made his Austrian citizenship void. In response, Hitler formally renounced his Austrian citizenship on 7 April 1925. At the time of Hitler's release from prison, politics in Germany had become less combative and the economy had improved, limiting Hitler's opportunities for political agitation. As a result of the failed Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi Party and its affiliated organisations were banned in Bavaria. In a meeting with the Prime Minister of Bavaria Heinrich Held on 4 January 1925, Hitler agreed

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: this report Hitler argued for a "rational anti-Semitism" which would not resort to pogroms, but instead "legally fight and remove the privileges enjoyed by the Jews as opposed to other foreigners living among us. Its final goal, however, must be the irrevocable removal of the Jews themselves." Most people at the time understood this as a call for forced expulsion. Europe has a long history of expelling Jews and the "auto-da-fé" of the Inquisition. While he studied the activities of the German Workers' Party (DAP), Hitler became impressed with founder Anton Drexler's antisemitic, nationalist, anti-capitalist and anti-Marxist ideas. Drexler was

title: Gustav Adolf Lenk

text: no longer recognized Lenk's organization as a precursor. In March 1932, Lenk met again at the party and became active in the SA. In 1941, working now in the SA national leadership in Berlin was expelled from the party because he had improperly taken the "Blood Order". A new membership application was unsuccessful. The only known fact about Lenk's death is his death occurred sometime in 1987. Gustav Adolf Lenk Gustav Adolf Lenk (October 15, 1903 - 1987) was a German political activist. Lenk was the founder of the Youth League of the Nazi Party, the predecessor of the Hitler

title: Adolf Hitler

text: Röhm. Röhm became head of the Nazis' paramilitary organisation, the "Sturmabteilung" (SA, "Stormtroopers"), which protected meetings and attacked political opponents. A critical influence on Hitler's thinking during this period was the "Aufbau Vereinigung", a conspiratorial group of White Russian exiles and early National Socialists. The group, financed with funds channelled from wealthy industrialists, introduced Hitler to the idea of a Jewish conspiracy, linking international finance with Bolshevism. The programme of the NSDAP, known colloquially as the "Nazi Party", was laid out in their 25-point programme on 24 February 1920. This did not represent a coherent ideology, but was a conglomeration

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: Much like the political activists in the DAP, Hitler blamed the loss of the First World War on Jewish intrigue at home and abroad, espousing "völkisch"-nationalist political beliefs with the intention of resurrecting Germany’s greatness by smashing the Versailles Treaty. Along those lines, Hitler proclaimed that the "German yoke must be broken by German iron" ("Das deutsche Elend muß durch deutsches Eisen zerbrochen werden"). In September 1919 Hitler wrote what is often deemed his first antisemitic text, requested by Mayr as a reply to an inquiry by Adolf Gemlich, who had participated in the same "educational courses" as Hitler. In

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: influenced by Benito Mussolini who was appointed Prime Minister of Italy in October 1922 after his "March on Rome". In many ways, Adolf Hitler epitomizes "the force of personality in political life" as mentioned by Friedrich Meinecke. He was essential to the very framework of Nazism's political appeal and its manifestation in Germany. So important were Hitler's views that they immediately affected the political policies of Nazi Germany. He asserted the "Führerprinzip" ("Leader principle"). The principle relied on absolute obedience of all subordinates to their superiors. Hitler viewed the party structure and later the government structure as a pyramid, with

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: Political views of Adolf Hitler The political views of Adolf Hitler have presented historians and biographers with some difficulty. His writings and methods were often adapted to need and circumstance, although there were some steady themes, including anti-semitism, anti-communism, anti-parliamentarianism, German "Lebensraum" ("living space"), belief in the superiority of an "Aryan race" and an extreme form of German nationalism. Hitler personally claimed he was fighting against Jewish Marxism. Hitler's political views were formed during three periods: (1) His years as a poverty-stricken young man in Vienna and Munich prior to World War I, during which he turned to nationalist-oriented political

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: at his discretion - to include the wholesale extermination of millions of people. Notes Bibliography Political views of Adolf Hitler The political views of Adolf Hitler have presented historians and biographers with some difficulty. His writings and methods were often adapted to need and circumstance, although there were some steady themes, including anti-semitism, anti-communism, anti-parliamentarianism, German "Lebensraum" ("living space"), belief in the superiority of an "Aryan race" and an extreme form of German nationalism. Hitler personally claimed he was fighting against Jewish Marxism. Hitler's political views were formed during three periods: (1) His years as a poverty-stricken young man in

title: Adolf Hitler

text: with Hitler's oratorical skills. He gave him a copy of his pamphlet "My Political Awakening", which contained anti-Semitic, nationalist, anti-capitalist, and anti-Marxist ideas. On the orders of his army superiors, Hitler applied to join the party, and within a week was accepted as party member 555 (the party began counting membership at 500 to give the impression they were a much larger party). Around this time, Hitler made his earliest known recorded statement about the Jews in a letter (now known as the Gemlich letter) dated 16 September 1919 to Adolf Gemlich about the Jewish question. In the letter, Hitler

title: Adolf Hitler

text: in a romantic relationship with him, and her death was a source of deep, lasting pain. Paula Hitler, the younger sister of Hitler and the last living member of his immediate family, died in June 1960. Hitler exploited documentary films and newsreels to inspire a cult of personality. He was involved and appeared in a series of propaganda films throughout his political career—such as "Der Sieg des Glaubens" and "Triumph des Willens"—made by Leni Riefenstahl, regarded as a pioneer of modern filmmaking. Informational notes Citations Bibliography Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a

title: Adolf Hitler Schools

text: Adolf Hitler Schools Adolf Hitler Schools (AHS) were National Socialist boarding schools (12 in total) created to indoctrinate the youth of Nazi Germany, which in many ways resembled the National Political Educational Institutions ("Napolas"); the AHS were counted among the National Socialist's elite institutions. Training at the AHS was reserved for boys between the ages of 14 to 18 years of age with a similar construct for girls of like age (although only three such schools for girls existed). Selection of pupils at the schools was rigorous and pupils were chosen for their political dedication and physical fitness, as opposed

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: Nazi government as his minions attempted to "interpret" their master's wishes, often acting autonomously. Either way, anti-Semitism always constituted one of the most important aspects of Hitler's political views. Historian Peter Longerich writes that "There can be no doubt that Hitler's behaviour during his entire political career... was characterised by radical antisemitism." Correspondingly, Germanic cultural and racial purity remained paramount in his understanding of the world, having once exclaimed, "The greatest danger is and remains for us, the alien racial poison in our body. All other dangers are transitory." Hitler wrote his first antisemitic letter to Adolf Gemlich on 16

title: Historiography of Adolf Hitler

text: events. Popular historians, biographers, and the general public disregarded these abstract laws history, and demanded colorful history based on idiosyncratic personality traits. This popular approach was based on what scholars call "intentionalism." Who ordered the Holocaust has been a central theme of the debate. Intentionalists maintained that Adolf Hitler intended from the earliest days of his political career to exterminate the Jews. Functionalists (or structuralists) argued that although Hitler had a longstanding murderous hatred of Jews, his plan to exterminate them did not arise until bureaucratic opportunities and world events (such as war with Russia) converged to make extermination functionally

title: Adolf Hitler Schools

text: to erect a "Gauburg" (citadel) in every Gau, and subsequently create an entire NSDAP school system, transforming the state-supported National-Political Educational Institutes. Resistance to this plan from education minister Bernhard Rust, stalled the original project until 1941, when the Adolf Hitler Schools gained the support of the German Labor Front. Until 1941, the schools were collocated with the similarly financed Order Fortresses and oversight for the schools' structure was provided by the Reich Youth Leadership. At the behest of "Reichsführer-SS", Heinrich Himmler, some of the training methods at certain Adolf Hitler Schools were blanketed in secrecy. The AHS were expected

title: Adolf Hitler Schools

text: students for university study following matriculation from AHS. Some AHS graduates took up leadership positions in the Children's Country Evacuation, and after 1943, many were assigned as flak helpers. Some portion of the training at the AHS explicitly remained military in nomenclature, designed to prepare the AHS graduates for a future role in the Nazi military apparatus—training that endured until the end of the Third Reich itself. Adolf Hitler Schools Adolf Hitler Schools (AHS) were National Socialist boarding schools (12 in total) created to indoctrinate the youth of Nazi Germany, which in many ways resembled the National Political Educational Institutions

title: Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler

text: in 2009 their joint book "War Hitler krank?" ("Was Hitler sick?"), in which they concluded: "For a medically objectified mental illness of Hitler there is no evidence". Notes Bibliography Further reading Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler The psychopathography of Adolf Hitler is an umbrella term for psychiatric (pathographic, psychobiographic) literature that deals with the hypothesis that the German Führer and Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler suffered from mental illness. Both during his lifetime and after his death, Hitler has often been associated with mental disorders such as hysteria, megalomania or paranoid schizophrenia. Psychiatrists and psychoanalysts who have diagnosed Hitler as having mental disturbance

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: political battle between Aryans and Jews, the necessary racial purification of the German people, and the need for German imperial expansion and colonisation eastwards. According to Hitler and other Pan-German thinkers, Germany needed to obtain additional living space or "Lebensraum", which would properly nurture the "historic destiny" of the German people; a key idea he made central in his foreign policy. Hitler wrote in "Mein Kampf" of his hatred towards what he believed were the world's twin evils: communism and Judaism. He said his aim was to eradicate both from Germany and moreover, he stressed his intention to unite all

title: Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry

text: for their profits from the economic boom. Bormann then distributed some of the donations to various party leaders on behalf of Hitler. At first it was a voluntary donation, but during the following years it became more and more a forced contribution for some concerns. Till 1945 the NSDAP collected about 700 million Reichsmark. Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry The Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry (""Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft"") was a donation from the German employers' association and the ""Reichsverband"" of German industry, which was established on June 1, 1933, to support the NSDAP.

title: Historiography of Adolf Hitler

text: Historiography of Adolf Hitler The Historiography of Adolf Hitler deals with the academic studies of Adolf Hitler from the 1930s to the present. In 1998, a German editor said there were 120,000 studies of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Since then a large number more have appeared, with many of them decisively shaping the historiography regarding Hitler. The first important biography was written in exile in Switzerland by Konrad Heiden, "Hitler: A Biography" (2 vol Zürich, 1936–1937); an English version appeared as "Der Führer – Hitler's Rise to Power" (1944). Heiden was a journalist for a liberal newspaper who witnessed Hitler's

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: impressed with Hitler's oratory skills, and invited him to join the DAP on 12 September 1919. On the orders of his army superiors, Hitler applied to join the party, and within a week was accepted as party member 555 (the party began counting membership at 500 to give the impression they were a much larger party). Hitler, in his work "Mein Kampf", later claimed to be the seventh party member (he was in fact the seventh executive member of the Party's central committee). Hitler was discharged from the army on 31 March 1920 and began working full-time for the party.

title: Adolf Hitler

text: the trial of two Reichswehr officers, Lieutenants Richard Scheringer and Hans Ludin, in late 1930. Both were charged with membership in the NSDAP, at that time illegal for Reichswehr personnel. The prosecution argued that the NSDAP was an extremist party, prompting defence lawyer Hans Frank to call on Hitler to testify. On 25 September 1930, Hitler testified that his party would pursue political power solely through democratic elections, which won him many supporters in the officer corps. Brüning's austerity measures brought little economic improvement and were extremely unpopular. Hitler exploited this by targeting his political messages specifically at people who

title: Adolf Hitler Schools

text: to their academic prowess. Activities often focused on political indoctrination instead of academics—the SS ran a number of such school—from which they frequently selected future officers. The AHS should not to be confused with a large number of schools subsequently renamed Adolf Hitler Schools in 1933—like the former Martin Luther School in Marburg, the once Werner Heisenberg High School in Heide, the Nordstadt School in Pforzheim, the Paul Werner High School in Cottbus, or the Goethe School Flensburg. The founding was based on plans laid out by Hitler Youth leader, Baldur von Schirach and Robert Ley. It was Ley's intention

title: Adolf Lu Hitler Marak

text: Adolf Lu Hitler Marak Adolf Lu Hitler Rangsa Marak (born ) is a politician in the state of Meghalaya, India. A member of the Nationalist Congress Party, he served as forest and environment minister in the government of E. K. Mawlong. He later served as cooperation minister under Chief Minister Flinder Anderson Khonglam. He later lost his seat in the state assembly following the February 2003 elections. On June 27, 2003, he was arrested on charges of maintaining links with the banned militant group Achik National Volunteers' Council. He was released on bail about a month later. The following year

title: Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler

text: Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler The psychopathography of Adolf Hitler is an umbrella term for psychiatric (pathographic, psychobiographic) literature that deals with the hypothesis that the German Führer and Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler suffered from mental illness. Both during his lifetime and after his death, Hitler has often been associated with mental disorders such as hysteria, megalomania or paranoid schizophrenia. Psychiatrists and psychoanalysts who have diagnosed Hitler as having mental disturbance include well-known figures such as Walter C. Langer and Erich Fromm. Other researchers, such as Fritz Redlich, have concluded that Hitler probably did not have these disorders. In psychiatry, pathography has

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: In many periodicals, books, and movies, Hitler and Nazism fulfill the role of archetypal evil. This treatment is not confined to fiction but is widespread amongst nonfiction writers who have discussed him in this vein. Hitler has retained a fascination from other perspectives; among many comparable examples is an exhibition at the German Historical Museum which was widely attended. Numerous works in popular music and literature feature Adolf Hitler prominently. In Germany, before he came to power, Hitler was often portrayed satirically in newspaper cartoons and propaganda by political enemies. The photomontagist John Heartfield regularly depicted Hitler in absurd ways

title: Adolf Lu Hitler Marak

text: in Meghalaya, against some other oddly-named candidates, such as Frankenstein Momin and Billykid Sangma. Adolf Lu Hitler Marak Adolf Lu Hitler Rangsa Marak (born ) is a politician in the state of Meghalaya, India. A member of the Nationalist Congress Party, he served as forest and environment minister in the government of E. K. Mawlong. He later served as cooperation minister under Chief Minister Flinder Anderson Khonglam. He later lost his seat in the state assembly following the February 2003 elections. On June 27, 2003, he was arrested on charges of maintaining links with the banned militant group Achik National

title: Historiography of Adolf Hitler

text: were accused by their critics of downplaying Soviet crimes. The debate attracted much media attention in West Germany, with its participants' frequently giving television interviews and writing op-ed pieces in newspapers. It flared up again briefly in 2000 when one of its leading figures, Ernst Nolte, was awarded the Konrad Adenauer Prize for science. Historiography of Adolf Hitler The Historiography of Adolf Hitler deals with the academic studies of Adolf Hitler from the 1930s to the present. In 1998, a German editor said there were 120,000 studies of Hitler and Nazi Germany. Since then a large number more have appeared,

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: there was no place in their movement. 'With us the Führer and the idea are one and the same, and every party comrade has to do what the Führer commands, for he embodies the idea and he alone knows its ultimate goal.'" Although Hitler realized that his ascension to power required the use of the Weimar Republic’s parliamentary system (founded on democratic principles), he never intended for the continuation of democratic governance once in control. Contrarily, Hitler proclaimed that he would "destroy democracy with the weapons of democracy." The rapid transition made by the Nazis once they assumed control clearly

title: Adolf Hitler and Stefanie Rabatsch

text: Adolf Hitler and Stefanie Rabatsch Stefanie Rabatsch ("née" Isak; born 28 December 1887 – died unknown, after 1973) was an Austrian woman who was allegedly an unrequited love of then-teenage Adolf Hitler, a claim made by Hitler's childhood friend August Kubizek. Her Jewish-sounding maiden name, Isak, has been subject to speculation in this context. However, there is no evidence apart from Kubizek that Hitler ever had such an attachment. Kubizek, a childhood friend and later biographer of his childhood experience with Hitler, wrote about Stefanie in his book, "Adolf Hitler, My Childhood Friend". He alleges that Hitler fell in love

title: Adolf Hitler and Stefanie Rabatsch

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: pamphlets and antisemitic newspapers out of distrust for mainstream newspapers and political parties; (2) The closing months of World War I when Germany lost the war; Hitler is said to have developed his extreme nationalism during this time, desiring to "save" Germany from both external and internal "enemies" who, in his view, betrayed it; (3) The 1920s, during which his early political career began and he wrote "Mein Kampf". Hitler formally renounced his Austrian citizenship on 7 April 1925, but did not acquire German citizenship until almost seven years later; thereby allowing him to run for public office. Hitler was

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: would mean the end of the party. Hitler announced he would rejoin on the condition that he would replace Drexler as party chairman, and that the party headquarters would remain in Munich. They capitulated to Hitler's demand and on 29 July 1921 a special congress was convened to formalize Hitler as the new chairman; the vote was 543 for Hitler and one against. He asserted the "Führerprinzip" ("Leader principle"). The principle relied on absolute obedience of all subordinates to their superiors; thus he viewed the party structure and later the government structure as a pyramid, with himself—the infallible leader—at the

title: The Mind of Adolf Hitler

text: significant and suggestive interpretation which no serious student of Hitler will ignore.”. Notes The Mind of Adolf Hitler The Mind of Adolf Hitler: The Secret Wartime Report, published in 1972 by Basic Books, is based on a World War II report by psychoanalyst Walter C. Langer which probed the psychology of Adolf Hitler from the available information. The original report was prepared for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and submitted in late 1943 or early 1944; it is officially entitled "A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler: His Life and Legend". The report is one of two psychoanalytic reports prepared

title: Adolf Hitler

text: the socialist elements of the party's programme. The stock market in the United States crashed on 24 October 1929. The impact in Germany was dire: millions were thrown out of work and several major banks collapsed. Hitler and the NSDAP prepared to take advantage of the emergency to gain support for their party. They promised to repudiate the Versailles Treaty, strengthen the economy, and provide jobs. The Great Depression provided a political opportunity for Hitler. Germans were ambivalent about the parliamentary republic, which faced challenges from right- and left-wing extremists. The moderate political parties were increasingly unable to stem the

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: how Hitler was plagued by paranoia and began to hate the Jewish people and religion. Australian band TISM's debut single was "Defecate on My Face", which was about Adolf Hitler's supposed coprophilia. Australian comedy troupe the Doug Anthony Allstars had a song called "Mexican Hitler", which told the story of what Hitler would have been like if he was born Mexican. It made an appearance in their television show, "DAAS Kapital". The song "Hitler as Kalki" by apocalyptic folk band Current 93 makes use of Savitri Devi's idea that Hitler was an avatar of the Hindu god Kalki. "Two Little

title: The Mind of Adolf Hitler

text: The Mind of Adolf Hitler The Mind of Adolf Hitler: The Secret Wartime Report, published in 1972 by Basic Books, is based on a World War II report by psychoanalyst Walter C. Langer which probed the psychology of Adolf Hitler from the available information. The original report was prepared for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and submitted in late 1943 or early 1944; it is officially entitled "A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler: His Life and Legend". The report is one of two psychoanalytic reports prepared for the OSS during the war in an attempt to assess Hitler's personality;

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: Displaying his talent for oratory and propaganda skills, with the support of Drexler, Hitler became chief of propaganda for the party in early 1920. When early party members promulgated their 25-point manifesto on 24 February 1920 (co-authored by Hitler, Anton Drexler, Gottfried Feder, and Dietrich Eckart), it was Hitler who penned the first point, revealing his intention to unify German-speaking peoples, claiming that the party demanded, "all Germans be gathered together in a Greater Germany on the basis of the right of all peoples to self-determination." By the spring of 1920 he engineered the change of name to the National

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: influence in all political aspects of social life, that even education for children was subordinate to his opinion. Profoundly anti-intellectual and against conventional education for children, Hitler determined instead, that training and education should be designed to create young German 'national comrades' who were utterly convinced of their "superiority to others." Moreover, Hitler wanted to create young German soldiers who were willing to fight for their convictions, so they were accordingly indoctrinated by Nazi propaganda, trained in military discipline, and taught obedience to authority in the Hitler Youth. Ultimate obedience was then transferred directly to their Führer and his political

title: Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism

text: Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism Towards the end of his life, Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) followed a vegetarian diet. It is not clear when he adopted it, since some accounts of his dietary habits prior to the Second World War indicate that he consumed meat as late as 1937. By 1938, Hitler's public image as a vegetarian was already being fostered, and from 1942, he self-identified as a vegetarian. Personal accounts from people who knew Hitler and were familiar with his diet indicate that he did not consume meat as part of his diet during this period, with several contemporaneous witnesses—such as

title: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler order of battle

text: the end of World War II they had been increased in size from a Regiment to a Panzer Division. 117 Men under Sepp Dietrich "Note": a SS Panzer Regiment had two Panzer Battalions and a SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment had three Pz-Gren Battalions. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler order of battle The Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH) was founded in September 1933 as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard formation. It was given the title "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" (LAH) in November, 1933. On 13 April 1934, by order of Himmler, the regiment became known as the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH). In 1939

title: Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler

text: the deeds of the Third Reich could be placed entirely on him, whilst the populace and those in positions of power who enabled Hitler to rule would consequently be relieved from responsibility. Famed is Hannah Arendt's coinage of the phrase ; in 1963, she stated that for a Nazi perpetrator as Adolf Eichmann, mental normality and the ability to commit mass murder were not mutually exclusive. Harald Welzer came to a similar conclusion in his book "Täter. Wie aus ganz normalen Menschen Massenmörder werden". In his 2015 biography, Peter Longerich pointed out how Hitler implemented his political goals as a

title: Knut Hamsun's obituary of Adolf Hitler

text: Knut Hamsun's obituary of Adolf Hitler In 1945 at the age of 86, the Nobel laureate novelist Knut Hamsun wrote an obituary of Adolf Hitler in the newspaper "Aftenposten". Hamsun's eulogy to Hitler served as the collaborationist newspaper's feature article on Hitler's death. The obituary came to be his most infamous written piece. The short obituary reads "in extenso": "Adolf Hitler "I'm not worthy to speak up for Adolf Hitler, and to any sentimental rousing his life and deeds do not invite. "Hitler was a warrior, a warrior for humankind and a preacher of the gospel of justice for all

title: Sexuality of Adolf Hitler

text: Hitler during World War I. The American journalist Ron Rosenbaum is highly critical of Machtan's work, saying his "evidence falls short of being conclusive and often falls far short of being evidence at all". Most scholars dismiss Machtan's claims, and believe Hitler was heterosexual. In 2004, HBO produced a documentary film based on Machtan's theory, titled "". Adolf Hitler's name has been linked romantically with a number of women other than Eva Braun. Sexuality of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's sexuality has long been a matter of historical and scholarly debate, as well as speculation and rumour. There is evidence that

title: The Death of Adolf Hitler

text: The Death of Adolf Hitler The Death of Adolf Hitler: Unknown Documents from Soviet Archives is a 1968 book by Soviet journalist Lev Bezymenski which includes the autopsy report on the death of Adolf Hitler. The author was present in the Battle of Berlin as an interpreter. The book features 16 photographs which help establish Hitler's death, although some of the theories it presents have been discredited, including by the author himself. Forensic reports on others who died in the bunker, such as Joseph Goebbels, are also included. In 1995, Western historians Ada Petrova and Peter Watson wrote that they

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: it is highly unlikely, if not impossible, that the extermination of so many people and the coordination of such an extensive effort could have occurred in the absence of Hitler's authorization. As Welch relates, if Himmler was the "architect of genocide", he was merely "an instrument of Hitler's will." In the final analysis, Hitler was essentially omnipotent as the Führer of Nazi Germany with all encompassing power as the "supreme legislator, supreme administrator, and supreme judge" along with being the "leader of the Party, the Army, and the people." Every major political decision and move in Nazi Germany was made

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: Among scholars of the Nazi era, Hitler's role and relationship to the regime and the Holocaust has been a source of consternation and acrimonious historiographical debate. Biographer Ian Kershaw wrote that for historians, Hitler was "unreachable" and that he was "cocooned in the silence of the sources." What Kershaw was referencing was the absence of any clear political directives accompanied by Hitler's signed authorization (primary source documents) regarding the atrocities carried out by his Nazi underlings. Given the abounding circumstantial evidence in Hitler's speeches, writing in "Mein Kampf", administrative meeting notes taken by subordinates, and the recollections of those in

title: Military career of Adolf Hitler

text: on a regular basis. Military career of Adolf Hitler The military career of Adolf Hitler can be divided into two distinct portions of Adolf Hitler's life. Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a "Gefreiter" (lance corporal) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when Hitler served as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) through his position as Führer of Nazi Germany. Hitler received the final part of his father's estate in May 1913 and moved to Munich, where he earned money painting architectural scenes. He may have left

title: Military career of Adolf Hitler

text: Military career of Adolf Hitler The military career of Adolf Hitler can be divided into two distinct portions of Adolf Hitler's life. Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a "Gefreiter" (lance corporal) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when Hitler served as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) through his position as Führer of Nazi Germany. Hitler received the final part of his father's estate in May 1913 and moved to Munich, where he earned money painting architectural scenes. He may have left Vienna to evade conscription

title: The Death of Adolf Hitler

text: considered Bezymenski's account at odds with British intelligence officer Hugh Trevor-Roper's report, published as "The Last Days of Hitler" (1947). Also in 1995, the author admitted that the book included "deliberate lies", such as that Hitler had died by poisoning or a "coup de grâce". Notwithstanding the discreditation of theories put forth by Bezymenski, the autopsy report was used by odontologists at UCLA to confirm Hitler's dental remains in 1972. The Death of Adolf Hitler The Death of Adolf Hitler: Unknown Documents from Soviet Archives is a 1968 book by Soviet journalist Lev Bezymenski which includes the autopsy report on

text: Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry The Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry (""Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft"") was a donation from the German employers' association and the ""Reichsverband"" of German industry, which was established on June 1, 1933, to support the NSDAP. It was named after the "Führer" of the NSDAP Adolf Hitler and was meant for the "national reconstruction" (""nationaler Wiederaufbau""). The inspiration to this project came from Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the chairman of the "Reichsverband der deutschen Industrie", and Martin Bormann. According to Speer, entrepreneurs were requested to contribute in appreciation

title: Possible monorchism of Adolf Hitler

text: Possible monorchism of Adolf Hitler The possibility that Adolf Hitler had only one testicle has been a fringe subject among historians and academics researching the German leader. The rumour may be an urban myth, possibly originating from the contemporary British military song "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball". Nevertheless, research, eyewitness testimony and historical study have not been able to prove or disprove the suggestion. Hitler's doctor and his personal physician Theodor Morell disregarded the idea of Hitler's monorchism and said there was nothing wrong with Hitler's testicles. In December 2015, it was reported that doctor's notes from Landsberg Prison

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: himself—the infallible leader—at the apex. Hitler firmly believed that the force of "will" was decisive in determining the political course for a nation and rationalized his actions accordingly. Given that Hitler was appointed "leader of the German Reich for life", he "embodied the supreme power of the state and, as the delegate of the German people", it was his role to determine the "outward form and structure of the Reich". To that end, Hitler's political motivation consisted of an ideology that combined traditional German and Austrian anti-Semitism with an intellectualized racial doctrine resting on an admixture of bits and pieces

title: The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

text: The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan. The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity. Franz Huber (Ludwig Donath), an Austrian actor known for his impersonations of celebrities, is captured by the Gestapo and forced to undergo plastic surgery to become a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are planning to poison Hitler and put Huber in his place - and under their control. Huber, who is a good anti-Nazi is able to foil the Gestapo and

title: Adolf Hitler

text: Germany. Hitler ran against Hindenburg in the 1932 presidential elections. A speech to the Industry Club in Düsseldorf on 27 January 1932 won him support from many of Germany's most powerful industrialists. Hindenburg had support from various nationalist, monarchist, Catholic, and republican parties, and some Social Democrats. Hitler used the campaign slogan ""Hitler über Deutschland"" ("Hitler over Germany"), a reference to his political ambitions and his campaigning by aircraft. He was one of the first politicians to use aircraft travel for political purposes, and used it effectively. Hitler came in second in both rounds of the election, garnering more than

title: Adolf Hitler

text: Leopold Frankenberger had fathered Alois. No Frankenberger was registered in Graz during that period, and no record has been produced of Leopold Frankenberger's existence, so historians dismiss the claim that Alois's father was Jewish. Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary (in present-day Austria), close to the border with the German Empire. He was christened as "Adolphus Hitler". He was the fourth of six children born to Alois Hitler and his third wife, Klara Pölzl. Three of Hitler's siblings—Gustav, Ida, and Otto—died in infancy. Also living in the household were Alois's

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: mental and political form of slavery. From Hitler's vantage point, Bolsheviks existed to serve "Jewish international finance." When the British tried negotiating with Hitler in 1935 by including Germany in the extension of the Locarno Pact, he rejected their offer and instead assured them that German rearmament was important in safeguarding Europe against communism, a move which clearly showed his anti-communist proclivities. In 1939, Hitler told the Swiss Commissioner to the League of Nations, Carl Burckhardt, that everything he was undertaking was "directed against Russia" and continued with, "if those in the West are too stupid or too blind to

title: Adolf Hitler

text: began the process of transforming the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a one-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of National Socialism. Hitler aimed to eliminate Jews from Germany and establish a New Order to counter what he saw as the injustice of the post-World War I international order dominated by Britain and France. His first six years in power resulted in rapid economic recovery from the Great Depression, the abrogation of restrictions imposed on Germany after World War I, and the annexation of territories inhabited by millions of ethnic Germans, which gave him significant popular support. Hitler

text: Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler order of battle The Leibstandarte SS "Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH) was founded in September 1933 as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard formation. It was given the title "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" (LAH) in November, 1933. On 13 April 1934, by order of Himmler, the regiment became known as the "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (LSSAH). In 1939 the LSSAH became a separate unit of the Waffen-SS aside the SS-TV and the SS-VT. The LSSAH independently participated in combat during the Invasion of Poland (1939). Elements of the LSSAH later joined the SS-VT prior to Operation Barbarossa in 1941 and by

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: and Steve Yeowell deals with the idea that Hitler stayed in Liverpool, based on rumors that he visited local family members like William Patrick Hitler. Other examples of Hitler in comics includes Osamu Tezuka's manga "Adolf" (Hitler is one of the three men named Adolf around which the story revolves), the Mexican comic book series "Fantômas" (in which a multi-part storyline titled "The Son of Hitler" has the son of Hitler and Eva Braun raise a Fourth Reich that conquers France) and "Spriggan" (Neo-Nazis use clones of Hitler in order to gain access to a hidden stash of ancient artifacts

title: Sexuality of Adolf Hitler

text: violation of Paragraph 175, which dealt with pederasty. No evidence of either of these two charges has been found. In 1943, the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) received "A Psychological Analysis of Adolf Hitler: His Life and Legend" by Walter C. Langer, commissioned to help the Allies understand the dictator. The report, later expanded into book form as "The Mind of Adolf Hitler: The Secret Wartime Report" (1972), describes Hitler as having repressed homosexual tendencies and states that he was an impotent coprophile. Psychologist Henry Murray wrote a separate psychoanalytical report for OSS also in 1943, entitled "Analysis of

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: more promising future. Evidence of Hitler's disdain for Weimar's cultural and social decadence appears on multiple occasions in "Mein Kampf". In his seminal tome, he expresses an ultra-conservatism: Hitler raved against what he considered to be tasteless and morally destructive art on display throughout Germany in "Mein Kampf", calling some of it morbid and declaring that "people would have benefited by not visiting them at all." Convinced that it was necessary to show the German people what comprised, "degenerate art" so as to protect them in the future, Hitler arranged for a formally commissioned exhibit in July 1937 of specially

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: opinions about sexuality amid the Nazis led to extreme homophobia which resulted in the systematic persecution of homosexuals. Hitler and his paladins also controlled what constituted acceptable artistic expression in Nazi Germany, abolishing what they considered to be "degenerate art". The Nazis strongly discouraged, and in some cases outright rejected the following behaviors: the use of cosmetics, premarital sex, prostitution, pornography, sexual vices, smoking, and excessive drinking. In many ways, there was a distinct Anti-intellectualism present within Nazi philosophy. Hearkening back to a simpler time, Hitler and the Nazis attempted to vindicate the glorious past as the key to a

title: Adolf Hitler

text: the NSDAP: Opponents of Hitler in the leadership had Hermann Esser expelled from the party, and they printed 3,000 copies of a pamphlet attacking Hitler as a traitor to the party. In the following days, Hitler spoke to several packed houses and defended himself and Esser, to thunderous applause. His strategy proved successful, and at a special party congress on 29 July, he was granted absolute powers as party chairman, replacing Drexler, by a vote of 533to1. Hitler's vitriolic beer hall speeches began attracting regular audiences. He became adept at using populist themes, including the use of scapegoats, who were

title: The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler

text: The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler is a novel by the author John King, published in 2016. Three essays led into its release – "The left wing case for leaving the EU" and "Flying The Flag" ("both in New Statesman"), and "The People Versus The Elite" (Penguin). A supporter of British withdrawal from the European Union, King appeared on BBC Radio 4's "Any Questions" at this time, along with the author Frederick Forsyth. "The Liberal Politics Of Adolf Hitler" is set approximately 50 years into the future, when a European superstate has been formed

title: Adolf Hitler

text: of received ideas which had currency in the "völkisch" Pan-Germanic movement, such as ultranationalism, opposition to the Treaty of Versailles, distrust of capitalism, as well as some socialist ideas. For Hitler, though, the most important aspect of it was its strong anti-Semitic stance. He also perceived the programme as primarily a basis for propaganda and for attracting people to the party. Hitler and the NSDAP were not, fundamentally, reactionaries – although they did look back to a mythic halcyon Germany of the past – but were, instead, revolutionary. They sought "the destruction of existing political and social structure and their

title: Health of Adolf Hitler

text: the "personalized" explanations for the Holocaust and World War II. In his book "" (1998), the American journalist Ron Rosenbaum sarcastically remarked that theories concerning Hitler's mental state and sexual activity shed more light on the theorists than on Hitler. Notes Bibliography Further reading Health of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's health has long been a subject of popular controversy. Both his physical and mental health have come under scrutiny. Adolf Hitler's tremors and irregular heartbeat during the last years of his life could have been symptoms of tertiary (late stage) syphilis, which would mean he had a syphilis infection for

title: Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism

text: to convert Germany to vegetarianism after the war, some authors have questioned Hitler's commitment to the vegetarian cause due to the Nazi ban on vegetarian societies and the persecution of their leaders. However, the Nazi ban of non-Nazi organizations was widespread: all opposition political parties were banned, independent trade unions were replaced by Nazi equivalents, while non-government organizations and associations ranging from women's groups to film societies were either dissolved or incorporated into new organizations under the control of the Nazi leadership. The Nazi regime also introduced animal welfare laws which were unparalleled at the time. Adolf Hitler and vegetarianism

title: Possible monorchism of Adolf Hitler

text: the Brisbane anarcho-punk scene included the band "Hitler's Other Testicle". They regularly played songs on the subject of Hitler's possible monorchism, including "Where Did It Go?" and "The Sadness of Autumn". Possible monorchism of Adolf Hitler The possibility that Adolf Hitler had only one testicle has been a fringe subject among historians and academics researching the German leader. The rumour may be an urban myth, possibly originating from the contemporary British military song "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball". Nevertheless, research, eyewitness testimony and historical study have not been able to prove or disprove the suggestion. Hitler's doctor and his

title: The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler

text: strike a blow for democracy but his personal life is put in jeopardy because his wife (Gale Sondergaard), who is also an anti-Nazi, doesn't know that her missing husband has become a Hitler look-alike. The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler is a 1943 American war film directed by James P. Hogan. The film follows a man who plans to murder Adolf Hitler and steal his identity. Franz Huber (Ludwig Donath), an Austrian actor known for his impersonations of celebrities, is captured by the Gestapo and forced to undergo plastic surgery to become a stand-in

title: Adolf Hitler and Stefanie Rabatsch

text: his 1967 "Adolf Hitler; his family, childhood, and youth". Franz Jetzinger discussed the story in his 1958 "Hitler's Youth". Jetzinger attacked Kubizek in his book, but confirmed that Stefanie existed although she did not at the time know of the alleged infatuation. In Jetzinger's analysis, Kubizek overstates the relationship between Rabatsch and Hitler, and some of the interactions Kubizek describes are impossible given the timelines of their lives, and the focus of biographers on the relationship represents a misguided attempt to fabricate an early "love interest" for Hitler. Werner Maser agrees with this view in his 1971 "Adolf Hitler: Legende,

title: Religious views of Adolf Hitler

text: Gregor Strasser, was a leading member of the party's left-wing faction. During the conversation with his brother, he stated that he was disappointed with Hitler because: Ernst Hanfstaengl was a German-American businessman and intimate friend of Adolf Hitler. He eventually fell out of favour with Hitler, however, and defected from Nazi Germany to the United States. When he wrote down Hitler's religious views, he stated, like Otto Strasser, that Adof Hitler was an atheist: The Anschluss saw the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in early 1938. The Austrian chancellor, Kurt von Schuschnigg, had traveled to Germany to meet Hitler,

title: Adolf Hitler

text: and political leaders. In response, Hitler purged the entire SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, which took place from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Hitler targeted Ernst Röhm and other SA leaders who, along with a number of Hitler's political adversaries (such as Gregor Strasser and former chancellor Kurt von Schleicher), were rounded up, arrested, and shot. While the international community and some Germans were shocked by the murders, many in Germany believed Hitler was restoring order. On 2 August 1934, Hindenburg died. The previous day, the cabinet had enacted the "Law Concerning the Highest State

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: reveals that Hitler succeeded in this regard. For the most part, democratic governance was never embraced by the German masses or by the elite. The ill-fated Weimar democracy’s inability to provide economic relief to the German people during the Great Depression further enhanced its image as an ineffectual system of government amid the masses. Hitler offered people the prospect of a "new and better society". He exploited the conditions in Germany in the ultimate expression of political opportunism when he brought his dictatorial and totalitarian government to power; thereafter, attempting to impose himself and his system upon the world in

title: Adolf Hitler's wealth and income

text: worth anything, belongs to the party. Should this no longer exist, the German state. Should the state also be destroyed, there is no need for a further decision on my part". Adolf Hitler's wealth and income Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Nazi Germany and at the center of World War II in Europe, earned millions of "Reichsmarks" throughout his political career, mainly through sales of his book "Mein Kampf" ("My Struggle") and his combined Chancellor and President salaries. After coming to power, Hitler moved to make himself tax-exempt. Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 and grew up in Braunau

title: Political views of Adolf Hitler

text: leader principle (hence his title, the Leader, "der Führer"), and he considered it ludicrous that an idea of governance or morality could be held by the people above the power of the leader. As Joachim Fest described a 1930 confrontation between Hitler and Otto Strasser, "Now Hitler took Strasser to task for placing 'the idea' above the Führer and wanting 'to give every party comrade the right to decide the nature of the idea, even to decide whether or not the Führer is true to the so-called idea.' That, he cried angrily, was the worst kind of democracy, for which

title: Adolf Hitler

text: The German Labour Front was formed as an umbrella organisation to represent all workers, administrators, and company owners, thus reflecting the concept of national socialism in the spirit of Hitler's "Volksgemeinschaft" ("people's community"). By the end of June, the other parties had been intimidated into disbanding. This included the Nazis' nominal coalition partner, the DNVP; with the SA's help, Hitler forced its leader, Hugenberg, to resign on 29 June. On 14 July 1933, the NSDAP was declared the only legal political party in Germany. The demands of the SA for more political and military power caused anxiety among military, industrial,

title: Psychopathography of Adolf Hitler

text: Manfred Lütz. Ian Kershaw has concluded that Hitler had no major psychotic disorders and was not clinically insane. The American psychologist Glenn D. Walters wrote in 2000: ""Much of the debate about Hitler's long-term mental health is probably questionable, because even if he had suffered from significant psychiatric problems, he attained the supreme power in Germany rather in spite of these difficulties than through them."" The psychoanalyst and developmental psychologist Erik Erikson has given Adolf Hitler a chapter in his 1950 book, "Childhood and Society". Erikson referred to Hitler as an "histrionic and hysterical adventurer" and discovered evidence of an

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: Nintendo banned Hitler-like Miis, or Miis that are even named "Hitler", from playing online in "Mario Kart Wii". The recent update on the Xbox 360 can have players create avatars that also can resemble Hitler. So far, Microsoft has not banned anyone from using Hitler-like avatars. In the game "Sniper Elite V2", with the "Assassinate the Führer" bonus mission, the player has the opportunity to kill Adolf Hitler. A similar mission appears as DLC in Sniper Elite 4. In the game "The Saboteur", excerpts from Hitler's speeches play over loudspeakers throughout a Nazi-occupied Paris during several cutscenes. A conspiracy theory

title: Adolf Hitler

text: resulted in the formation of a majority government. Hitler headed a short-lived coalition government formed by the NSDAP and Hugenberg's party, the German National People's Party (DNVP). On 30 January 1933, the new cabinet was sworn in during a brief ceremony in Hindenburg's office. The NSDAP gained three posts: Hitler was named chancellor, Wilhelm Frick Minister of the Interior, and Hermann Göring Minister of the Interior for Prussia. Hitler had insisted on the ministerial positions as a way to gain control over the police in much of Germany. As chancellor, Hitler worked against attempts by the NSDAP's opponents to build

title: Adolf Hitler

text: to respect the state's authority and promised that he would seek political power only through the democratic process. The meeting paved the way for the ban on the NSDAP to be lifted on 16 February. However, after an inflammatory speech he gave on 27 February, Hitler was barred from public speaking by the Bavarian authorities, a ban that remained in place until 1927. To advance his political ambitions in spite of the ban, Hitler appointed Gregor Strasser, Otto Strasser and Joseph Goebbels to organise and grow the NSDAP in northern Germany. Gregor Strasser steered a more independent political course, emphasising

title: Sexuality of Adolf Hitler

text: Sexuality of Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's sexuality has long been a matter of historical and scholarly debate, as well as speculation and rumour. There is evidence that he had relationships with a number of women during his lifetime, as well as evidence of his antipathy to homosexuality, and no evidence of homosexual encounters. His name has been linked to a number of possible female lovers, two of whom committed suicide. Another died of complications eight years after a suicide attempt, and one made a suicide attempt. Hitler created a public image of a celibate man without a domestic life, dedicated

title: Adolf Hitler

text: out within the NSDAP in Munich. Members of its executive committee wanted to merge with the rival German Socialist Party (DSP). Hitler returned to Munich on 11 July and angrily tendered his resignation. The committee members realised that the resignation of their leading public figure and speaker would mean the end of the party. Hitler announced he would rejoin on the condition that he would replace Drexler as party chairman, and that the party headquarters would remain in Munich. The committee agreed, and he rejoined the party on 26 July as member 3,680. Hitler continued to face some opposition within

title: Adolf Hitler in popular culture

text: For example in the 1998 film "Hitler", the disciplinarian hero nicknamed Hitler is simply a person with staunch traditional values. There are at least three other Indian films entitled "Hitler", in all of which the Hitler character is the hero (Hitler (1996 film); Hitler (1997 film); Hitler Umanath). Hitler Didi (My Sister Hitler) is a TV show about a character with a domineering elder sister. Hitler is also used as a personal name in India, as in the case of the politician Adolf Lu Hitler Marak. The film "Hero Hitler in Love" is about a man called "Hitler" who tries