Adolf Hitler's rise to powerThe rise to power of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany during the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945, began in the newly established Weimar Republic in September 1919, when Hitler joined the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (DAP; German Workers' Party). He quickly rose to a place of prominence and became one of its most popular speakers.
Nazi PartyThe Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920.
Nazi GermanyGerman state from 1933 to 1945Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and the German Empire (1871–1918).
Death of Adolf HitlerPersonalFamilyMilitary careerPolitical viewsReligious viewsHealthpossible monorchismmentalSexualityWealthVegetarianismBodyguardPrivate libraryColumbus Globe for State and Industry LeadersRise to powerNaturalizationBeer Hall PutschReichstag fireEnabling Act of 1933Führer of GermanyNazi GermanyCabinetEconomyGerman rearmamentWorld War IIAnschlussOccupation of CzechoslovakiaWestern FrontEastern FrontAssassination attemptsDeathalleged doublesconspiracy theorieslast will and testamentCrimes against humanityNuremberg LawsAktion T4The HolocaustFinal SolutionRomani HolocaustGeneralplan OstHunger PlanElectoral campaigns1930March 1932July 1932November 1932March 1933November 1933WorksPaintingsMein KampfHitlers Zweites BuchSpeechesLegacyBibliographyHistoriographyNazi saluteOathsHitler OathPersonal standardCult of personalityIn popular cultureEponymous streetsKilling baby Hitler"Hitler was right"Reductio ad HitlerumOn 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in the Führerbunker when it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which resulted in Germany's surrender to the Allies and the end of World War II in Europe.
Chancellor of GermanyThe chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of government of Germany. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the federal president and without debate (Article 63 of the German Constitution). During a state of defence declared by the Bundestag the chancellor also assumes the position of commander-in-chief of the Bundeswehr.Victims of Nazi GermanyNazi Germany discriminated against and persecuted people on the basis of their race or ethnicity (actual or perceived), religious affiliation, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and, where applicable, mental or physical disabilities. Discrimination was institutionalized through legislation under the Nazi Party and perpetrated at an industrial scale, culminating in the Holocaust. The vast majority of the Nazi regime's victims were Jewish, Romani, or Slavic.
Invasion of PolandInvasion at the beginning of World War IIBelligerents GermanySlovakiaSoviet Union PolandCommanders and leadersOKH:Walther von BrauchitschFranz HalderArmy Group North:Fedor von BockGeorg von KüchlerGünther von KlugeArmy Group South:Gerd von RundstedtJohannes BlaskowitzWalter von ReichenauWilhelm ListFerdinand ČatlošLuftwaffe:Albert KesselringAlexander LöhrRed ArmyKliment VoroshilovMikhail KovalevSemyon TimoshenkoPolish Armed Forces:Edward Rydz-ŚmigłyTadeusz KasprzyckiWacław StachiewiczKazimierz FabrycyAntoni SzyllingTadeusz PiskorJuliusz RómmelEmil PrzedrzymirskiWładysław BortnowskiTadeusz KutrzebaStefan Dąb-BiernackiCzesław Młot- FijałkowskiFranciszek KleebergUnits involvedInvading armies:Army Group North3rd Army4th ArmyLuftflotte 1Army Group South8th Army10th Army14th ArmyLuftflotte 4Field Army BernolákBelorussian Front3rd Army11th ArmyDzerzhinsk CMG10th Army4th ArmyUkrainian Front5th Army6th Army12th ArmyFront Cavalry GroupPolish armies:Carpathian ArmyKraków ArmyLublin ArmyŁódź ArmyModlin ArmyPomeranian ArmyPoznań ArmyPrussian ArmyWarsaw ArmySGO NarewSGO PolesieStrengthTotal: 2,000,000+Nazi Germany: 66 divisions 6 brigades 9,000 guns 2,750 tanks 2,315 aircraftSlovak Republic: 3 divisionsSoviet Union: 33+ divisions 11+ brigades 4,959 guns 4,736 tanks 3,300 aircraftTotal: 1,000,000 39 divisions 16 brigades 4,300 guns 210 tanks 670 tankettes 800 aircraftCasualties and lossesTotal: 59,000Nazi Germany: 16,343 killed 30,300 wounded 3,500 missing 236 tanks 800 vehicles 246 aircraftSlovak Republic: 37 killed 11 missing 114 wounded 2 aircraftSoviet Union: 1,475 killed 2,383 woundedor 5,327 casualties 43 tanksTotal: ~874,700 66,000 killed 133,700 wounded ~690,000 captured 132 tanks and cars 327 aircraftThe invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II.
Braunau am InnBraunau am Inn (Austrian German: [ˈbraʊnaʊ am ˈɪn] ; transl. "Braunau on the Inn") is a town in Upper Austria on the border with the German state of Bavaria. It is the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, who lived there until the age of three.
The HolocaustThe Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered around six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, approximately two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
FührerFührer (, ; , spelled Fuehrer when the umlaut is unavailable) is a German word meaning 'leader' or 'guide'. As a political title, it is strongly associated with Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler officially called himself der Führer und Reichskanzler ('the Leader and Chancellor of the Reich') after the death of PresidentPaul von Hindenburg in 1934, as well as the subsequent merging of the offices of Reichspräsident and Reichskanzler.
GenocideIntentional destruction of a peopleThe Holocaust heavily influences the popular understanding of genocide, as mass killing of innocent people based on their ethnic identity.Genocide is the partial or total destruction of a human group, committed intentionally. The popular view conceives of genocide as the large-scale killing of individuals, but in scholarly and legal fields, genocide occurs when the group itself is targeted.
World War IIGlobal conflict from 1939 to 1945BelligerentsAlliesAxisCommanders and leadersMain Allied leaders: Joseph StalinFranklin D. RooseveltWinston ChurchillChiang Kai-shekMain Axis leaders: Adolf HitlerHirohitoBenito MussoliniCasualties and losses 60–75 million deaths (military and civilian) World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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