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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