an extensive biography on Adolf Hitler's life as a child, how he worked his way up and his involvement in World War 2

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler has been described as the most evil man to ever walk the earth. Probably the most famous German political and military leader and one of the 20th century's most powerful dictators, Hitler converted Germany into a fully militarized society and launched World War II in 1939. Hitler dreamed of making his home country Germany the most respected and powerful country in the world. He also hoped to conquer the entire world, and for a time dominated most of Europe and much of North Africa. He instituted sterilization and euthanasia measures to enforce his idea of racial purity among German people and caused the slaughter of millions of Jews, Sinti and Roma (Gypsies), Slavic peoples, and many others, all of whom he considered inferior.

Alois Schicklgruber, Adolf's father, was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber. It is remotely possible that Adolf's grandfather could have been Jewish.

Alois's uncle convinced him to change his surname to his own, Hiedler, but when it was recorded, it was spelt wrong. Hence the name Hitler. The woman Alois ended up marrying was Klara Polzl who, because of the name change, was technically Alois's niece, so special permission was obtained from the Catholic Church in order for the marriage to take place. They were married on the 7th of January 1885. Their first child was born in May of the same year, as he had been conceived before the marriage. They named him Gustav and in September of the following year gave birth to another child named Ida. They were followed by another son named Otto who died only a few days after his birth. Further tragedy came upon Klara as both Gustav and Ida fell sick with diphtheria and died within three weeks of each other. Finally, in 1888...