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hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an evil man who was a strong leader and had an almost hypnotic

power over his followers.   Although he was a patriot and did some good things for his

country, the evil he inflicted on others by far outweighs his accomplishments.   In my

report I will tell how the stage was set for him, how he rose to power and the death and

destruction he caused because of his hatred toward the Jews.

Adolf Hitler was born at 6:30 P.M. on April 20, 1889 in the small town of Braunau,

Austria.   Hitler was the third son of a third marriage of an Austrian Customs Official.   As

Hitler grew older and began to go to school, on of his childhood friends said, "He was

always up against something and at odds with the world...I never saw him take anything

lightly."   Hitler was especially passionate about art.   But his hopes were crushed when he

failed the entrance examination to the   Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1907.   Hitler, not

knowing how to get into an art profession lived in misery.   For the next four years Hitler

made a living shoveling snow, beating carpets, carrying peoples bags outside of the

railroad station, and occasionally working as a building laborer.

On August 3rd, 1914 when Hitler was 25, he volunteered for a Bavarian Regiment

of the army.   He was a very courageous soldier.   During WWI in which he served, he was

wounded twice and received the Iron Cross for bravery in both incidents, which led to his

advancement in the Army to Corporal of the 16th Bavarian Infantry Regiment.   On

November 10th, 1918, Hitler was told to pull his men out of battle, due to the signing of

the Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI.   He reluctantly went along with the order.

Later Hitler wrote about the incident in his book called "Mien Kampf" (My Struggle),

"Everything went black before my eyes... so all the sacrifices had been in vain; in vain

the hours in which, with mortal...