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Adolf Hitler. The Early Years. Adolf Hitler is born. April 20, 1889 in Braunau a m Inn , in the country of Austria , near the German border. Adolf Hitler. Austria & Germany. Braunau a m Inn, Austria. Austria & Germany Proximity. Klara Hitler. She was 18 when she gave birth to Adolf - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Adolf HitlerThe Early
Years
Adolf Hitler is born
April 20, 1889 in Braunau am
Inn, in the country of
Austria, near the German
border
Adolf Hitler
Austria & Germany
Braunau am Inn, Austria Austria & Germany Proximity
Klara HitlerShe was 18 when
she gave birth to Adolf
She was 23 years younger than Adolf’s father, her husband Alois
Adolf Hitler was very close to his mother & carried a photo of her until the day he died!
Alois HitlerWorked as a
customs officer in Austria (needed to be near border)
Was an alcoholicWas a rigid, strict,
cold disciplinarianHe physically
abused (beat) Adolf regularly
Adolf Hitler, age 10
Adolf ran away from home, tired of the beatings
Alois caught him and beat him so badly that Adolf was in a coma for several days, near death…
Adolf Hitler, a Young Boy
Young Adolf wanted to be a priest, and sang
in the church choir!
Adolf Hitler, 1900 (age 11)
Attended elementary school in Linz, Austria
Was egotistical and domineering
Demanded absolute subordination from other students
Adolf was not a very good student
Adolf Hitler, 1905 (age 16)
Adolf dropped out of school, hoping to become an artist
Alois (his father) very much disapproved of Adolf becoming an artist
Adolf Hitler, 1907 (age 17)
Adolf moved to Vienna, Austria to pursue a career as an artist
He rented a small room while in Vienna
He lived off a small inheritance from a family member
Also sold paintings to support himself
Klara Hitler, 1907Klara Hitler, Adolf’s
mother, died of breast cancer
Adolf was devastated by her death; he was very close to his mother
Adolf became non-functional after Klara’s death
1860-1907
The Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
Twice, in 1907 & 1908, rejected Adolf Hitler as a prospective art student
The Academy believed that Adolf had no aptitude for painting
Adolf Hitler only painted landscapes, never people; this appeared to be a weakness
He was lonely, poor, miserable, and lacking direction
Exposure to Anti-Semitism
Living in Vienna gave Adolf his first exposure to Jews from Eastern Europe
He became attracted to anti-Semitic rhetoric (dialogue), newspapers, pamphlets
Several on the admissions committee for the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts were Jewish
1913, Movement to Munich, Germany
Hitler moved to Munich, Germany in May 1913 after inheriting his father’s estate (Aloise died in 1903)
Hitler felt that he was never welcomed in Vienna
Hitler felt that Vienna was too “cosmopolitan” for him (too worldly, mixed peoples)
1914, Hitler’s Turning Point
World War I—Hitler enlists in the Germany army as a volunteer (he was Austrian)
Hitler had to return to Austria when the war began, but he was deemed unfit for military service
Hitler would later say that he had no intention of serving the Austro-Hungarian Empire, much preferring the proud German army
Hitler’s Role in World War I
Was a Lance Corporal (a courier) on the Western Front (no battle action)
Found his calling in battle, carnage, and death
Was the happiest he had ever been in his life, and for the first time felt that he “belonged”
Hitler is injured on the Western Front
Hitler was injured in October 1918 in Flanders (Belgium) and was temporarily blinded
Hitler was later awarded the Iron Cross, First Class, for his service
It was during his recovery from injury when he learned that Germany (The Weimar govt.) had signed an armistice to end the war
Was Hitler Jewish?
Fact: Alois (Hitler’s father) was the illegitimate son of an unmarried 42 year-old peasant woman.Fact: She became pregnant while working as a domestic for a Jewish family.Fact: She never revealed who the father was, and Hitler was obsessed with the thought that his paternal grandfather MIGHT have been Jewish!
HOW did Hitler respond?
After Nazi Germany invaded Austria in 1938, Adolf Hitler ordered the town of Dollersheim to be completely destroyed, including its birth registry, which held the birth certificate of his father
He ordered the village to be used as an artillery range, which completely destroyed all the buildings, including making the graves in the cemeteries unrecognizable
So was Hitler in fact Jewish?
We will never know, since by obliterating the town of Dollersheim he erased any evidence of a Jewish past
What we do know is that trying to cover up his past, he created rumor and myth!
Was Hitler homosexual?
Despite some debate by historians, there is no evidence that Adolf Hitler was homosexual
When he was in the army, Adolf was often alone painting rather than womanizing!
These reports, and efforts later by his political enemies to smear him, have allowed this debate to occur
Hitler and his relationships with
women After his mother, the
most important woman in Hitler’s life was his niece, Geli Raubal (from his half-sister)
Geli lived with Hitler in his Munich apartment
Hitler idolized and worshipped her, but was extremely jealous of her relationships with other men
He treated her in a controlling, authoritarian way
What became of Geli?
Hitler was furious that Geli was carrying on a relationship with a Jewish man—and Geli became pregnant
Shortly after, Hitler and Geli had a fight, and Hitler left that evening
The next morning Geli was found dead in the apartment from a gunshot wound to the chest!
Official cause of death; suicide
Hitler’s last love interest
Eva Braun was an 18 year-old who worked as an assistant for Hitler’s photographer
Braun admired Hitler, and they began a relationship; she wanted to marry Hitler and have children with him
Hitler was against both of these, and simply said “I am married to Germany.”
Eva Braun felt lonely and neglected; Hitler never took her out in public, and never showed her affection
Eva Braun marries (and dies) with
Hitler Eva Braun remained in a
relationship with Hitler throughout his reign as Germany’s leader
On April 29, in Hitler’s underground bunker in Berlin, Hitler and Braun were married
Their marriage lasted about 40 hours; on April 30, at about 1PM, Hitler and Braun committed suicide in the bunker