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Adolf Hitler

This article is about the Nazi dictator. For the Namibian activist, see Adolf Hitler Uunona.

"Hitler" redirects here. For other uses, see Hitler (name).

Adolf Hitler^[2] (April 20, – April 30, ) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from until his suicide in He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler (Führer and Chancellor of the Reich) in His invasion of Poland on 1 September marked the start of the Second World War. 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 in the first decade of the s before moving to Germany in He was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I,

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Introduction to the Holocaust

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The Holocaust (–) was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators.1In addition to perpetrating the Holocaust, Nazi Germany also persecuted and murdered millions of other victims.

What was the Holocaust?

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum defines the years of the Holocaust as – The Holocaust era began in January when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany. It ended in May , when the Allied Powers defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. The Holocaust is also sometimes referred to as “the Shoah,” the Hebrew word for “catastrophe.”