Hitler, Adolf

Hitler, Adolf äˈdôlf hĭtˈlər [key], 1889–1945, founder and leader of National Socialism (Nazism), and German dictator, b. Braunau in Upper Austria.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Fall of Hitler and the Third Reich
• World War II
• Hitler in Power
• Hitler's Rise to Power
• The Nazi Party and Hitler's Rise
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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