Adolf Hitler

Der Führer und Reichskanzler

Adolf Hitler

**Adolf Hitler** (April 20, 1889) is an Austrian-born German politician who is dictator of Germany from 1933. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of *Führer und Reichskanzler* in 1934. During his dictatorship, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.

Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and was raised near Linz. He lived in Vienna later in the first decade of the 1900s and moved to Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the Nazi Party, and was appointed leader of the Nazi Party in 1921. In 1923, he attempted to seize governmental power in a failed coup in Munich and was imprisoned with a sentence of five years. In jail, he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto *Mein Kampf* ("My Struggle"). After his early release in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting pan-Germanism, anti-Semitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda. He frequently denounced international capitalism and communism as part of a Jewish conspiracy.

By November 1932, the Nazi Party held the most seats in the German Reichstag but did not have a majority. As a result, no party was able to form a majority parliamentary coalition in support of a candidate for chancellor. The former chancellor Franz von Papen and other conservative leaders persuaded President Paul von Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor on 30 January 1933. Shortly after, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act of 1933 which began the process of transforming the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a one-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of Nazism. On 2 August 1934, Hindenburg died and Hitler replaced him as the head of state and government. 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 initially gave him significant popular support.

## Biography

### Early Life

Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary on April 20, 1889. He was a Roman Catholic but grew to despise the church later in his life. He originally desired to be an art student but was rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He earned a living mostly by selling his art in the streets of the German Empire. He fought in World War One and was awarded medals for his service.

### Rise to Power

Hitler later chose to enter the realm of politics, where his charisma and talent for public speaking served him well. He eventually rose to the head of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the Nazi Party, and took them in a much more radical direction. Hoping to restore the German Reich, he attempted to overthrow the reigning Weimar Republic in an attempted coup known as the "Beer Hall Putsch," but was jailed after his revolution failed. During his short time in prison, he wrote *Mein Kampf* (My Struggle), his autobiography, which would later form the core of Nazi doctrine. Years later, he was elected chancellor of the Weimar Republic and declared himself "Führer" (Leader) soon after.  Once his power in the newly formed "Third Reich" was secure, he began installing "racial hygiene" laws, which were imposed on the Untermensch, or sub-humans, such as Slavs, Jews, and the Romani.

### World War II

Hitler soon decided to expand his Reich and began conquering or "annexing" neighboring countries holding a notable ethnic German population, such as Czechoslovakia and Austria. When he invaded Poland in 1939, France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. France was soundly defeated early in the war, while the U.K. held out for several years. In the series timeline, the United States did not intervene on the Allies' behalf, which enabled the Nazis to eventually conquer all of Europe, including the Soviet Union and Africa. Once Europe and Africa had been subjugated, the Nazis and their Japanese allies set their sights on the Americas. After a bloody struggle with the Americans, the Nazis produced a revolutionary new weapon capable of ending the war. When Hitler ordered this immensely powerful bomb, dubbed the "Der Bestrafer", dropped on New York in December 21st, 1945, the remnants of the United States government officially surrendered. Though an American Resistance fought the occupation for another two years, North America was deemed conquered by 1948. Adolf Hitler was now one of the most powerful people on Earth.

in 1945, Adolf married his consort and lover, Eva Braun.

### 1948

By 1948, after the atomic bombing of Manhattan in New York City which led to the capitulation of the United States, Hitler personally travelled to Washington DC. to deliver an impassioned speech to his gathered forces, declaring total German victory in World War II.

Adolf Hitler, following his victory in World War II, was elevated to a godlike status in Nazi propaganda. While Hitler has actually retired from the public eye due to ill health, leaving the day-to-day functions of the Reich to various subordinates such as the Überkommandants and notable figures in powerful ministerial positions such as Wilhelm Strasse.

Hitler is in his early 70s and rumored to be in declining health, possibly suffering from Parkinson's Disease. He is seen briefly in the television news coverage of Victory Day. Unfortunately, despite rumors to the contrary, Hitler's mental health is perfect.

He makes another appearance when Obergruppenführer Smith delivers the latest film to him. He then plays it in his office and is horrified by what he sees, such as Berlin being a frontline city under attack by Soviet troops, Z-Tech's armies of the plants and zombies creating chaos. Shocked and angered that alternate Germany would fall to the USSR and the allies in 1945, he is enraged. Smashing a lamp, he orders Smith to make finding the Man in the High Castle his highest priority keep Z-Tech at bay.

Upon **War** being declared by **Z-Tech** and Resistance, he had join his reich on the side of Gray Gravel.Co by supplying them with troops and arms.

## Appearance & Personality

Hitler is adept at creating an inspiring or even endearing presence. Though his aged physical appearance is no longer imposing, he appears to command complete obedience of his subordinates, and many Nazi officials remain fiercely loyalty to him. Beneath this facade, however, lies a sociopathic dedication to his National Socialist ideals, which has driven him to become one of the most, if not *the* most, brutal leaders in history. Sitting at the helm of a dictatorship that has conquered the world, he has proven himself to be a cold, cunning, calculating individual, while simultaneously proving to be a sentimental and logically driven man who will stop at nothing to achieve his ideal end.

Nevertheless, he is very intelligent to the point he is aware of things that can affect his life like anticipating a war with Japan would occur should his life end. He knows exactly when people may start a coup against him and warned about destiny.

He is also known in private to watch films from the Man in the High Castle and others from the multi-verse in order to mastermind or think logically about future plans that benefit his country.

## Relationships

His relationship with Eva Braun Hitler, his spouse, is relatively unseen.