The Aftermath of Adolf Hitler

Germany, much of Europe and Russia lay in ruins following Hitler's war, the most destructive conflict in the history of humanity, in which 54 million persons had perished – with more civilians killed than combatants – while another 60 million civilians had been uprooted from their homes or seen them destroyed. Although U.S. troops were regarded as the friendliest of the conquerors, American troops had nevertheless made it a practice of forcing local townspeople and ex-Hitler Youth members to view the carnage inside liberated concentration camps. In some places they were even forced to help bury corpses. Elsewhere, German boys and girls were eventually required to attend local theaters and watch Allied educational films concerning the camps. All over Germany, surviving Nazi leaders were hunted down and taken into custody. Among those captured were Hermann Göring, ex-Foreign Minister Joachim Ribbentrop, Field Marshal Keitel, General Jodl, and Hans Frank, one-time Governor-General of Poland. Heinrich Himmler, perhaps the most notorious Nazi after Hitler, had killed himself by ingesting poison while in British custody.  The beginning of the 21st Century saw the gradual passing of the generation of Germans who either participated in, or witnessed, the Nazi reign of terror. Although the perpetrators have mostly departed, the mentality that propelled them to murderous action – racial hatred, lust for power, and greed – remains an unsolved human problem that has plagued the world from dawn of civilization, providing ample opportunity for aspiring tyrants and is an ever-present danger.

News Article of Hitler's Death

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Hitler's Final Days

The atmosphere in the bunker during the last weeks of Hitler’s life was saturated with resentment, distrust, and accusations. On April 22, Hitler announced at his military conference that the war was lost and berated the men under his command for their cowardice, treachery, and incompetence. He also announced his intention to end his life and thus end his struggle.
The next day, Hitler had his commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe in Germany, Herman Göring, arrested for high treason. The final blow, however, came two days before his death, when he was informed that Heinrich Himmler, someone who he believed was one of the most committed supporters of Nazism, had attempted to make peace negotiations with the Allies.
On April 29, Hitler married Eva Braun. Following the brief celebration, Hitler settled the terms of his last will and testament where he shed any responsibility of having had any part in causing the war and instead claimed international Jewry was the real culprit. In it he also set up the succeeding chain of command, naming Admiral Karl Dönitz his successor.
Finally on April 30, Hitler and his new wife committed suicide. She accomplished it by ingesting cyanide and Hitler by shooting himself through the mouth. The bodies were burned as Hitler had instructed.

Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva

Some Interesting Facts of Hitler

Here are some interesting facts about Adolf Hitler:

• Despite becoming the dictator of Germany, Hitler was not born there. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria on April 20, 1889.
• Hitler only had one surviving sibling.
• Although he had four other siblings.
• in 1908 Hitler's mother died of breast cancer.
• After his mother's death he lived on the streets of Vienna selling post cards of his art work.
• Hitler started off by avoiding the military then ended up joining the German army.
• Hitler endured and survived four years of World War I. During this time, he was awarded two Iron Crosses for bravery.
• Hitler only had two major injuries when he was in the army, he was wounded once when hit by a grenade splinter then went temporarily blind when recovering from a gas attack.
• Hitler became the leader of the German Worker's Party.
• When Hitler rose to power as dictator they attacked Poland and thus was the start of World War II 

  

  Adolf Hitler as Dictator of Germany

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Time Line of Hitler's Revolution

This site contains the most accurate time line of Adolf Hitler's life from birth to death.

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The website shows the events that went on through out Hitler's carrer and while he was a child.

What is the World's Perspective on Hitler?

      To a very large extent, and not just to his fellow Germans, but Hitler was seen as a force for good. Germany was in very poor shape before Hitler. The economy was down, unemployment, prostitution, misery was everywhere. By 1936 in just three short years Hitler had overcome much of this. A sense of national pride and regeneration had replaced dispair and misery of the past days. Sir Jon Simon refereed to Adolf Hitler as an "Austrian Joan of Arc with a mustache". The Prime Minister of England called Hitler "the George Washington of Germany". Hitler, then, was seen by many as a kind of saviour. Hitler's second offense was addressing the "Jew Problem". This program ignited a huge uproar against him. When Jew's came to Germany to begin businesses and social lives Germany became "Jewmany". Hitler was seen as a bulwak against Communism. The American State Department was overflowing with reports describing Communism as a Jewish-Controlled movement in 1919. Today the horrific event has been in some words lost. No one will ever forget this disturbing event but no one thinks much of it today. To some it is a thing of the past and something like this could never happen again, to others they think that something like this could happen at any moment, it just takes the right person.





Gas Chambers used to kill Jews and many others

Hitler's Early Years

   Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. Hitler was the fourth child born of six. He clashed with his father but his mother, Alois Hitler was always by his side. Through several hard years with his family Adolf finally dropped out of school and moved out to start a new life. On the up rise of World War I he applied to serve in the German army. After World War I Adolf returned to Munich and continued to work for the military as an intelligence officer. After Hitler joined the DAP in 1919 he was soon recognized for vitriolic speeches against the Treaty of Versailles. On November 8th, 1923, Hitler and the SA held a public meeting of 3,000 people. He announced that the national revolution had begun and declared the formation of a new goverenment. Three days later Hitler was arrested and tried for a high treason. He then served a year in prison and in that time he served he wrote his most famous book, Mein Kampf ("My Struggle").

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The Reason Why...

       The reason I choose the research about the world famous Adolf Hitler is because this man is a very fascinating person. The way that he took control of thousands of people with just speaking to them is crazy and incredible at the same time. I'm not saying that what he did to the people of the world was a good thing but the way he did is was amazing. No one stood up to him and if they did he took care of it. Learning about his life success and what went on through his mind through all of this would be very intriguing. I'm excited to move on form the basics of what we already know about Hitler and to dig down deep and learn more about his inside and outside life.

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