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20 Shocking Facts about Adolf Hitler, a World War I Veteran Who Turned into a Cruel Dictator

20 Shocking Facts about Adolf Hitler, a World War I Veteran Who Turned into a Cruel Dictator Nazi Germany Dictator, Adolf Hitler  – Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician born in Austria and was the leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, as well as Führer ("leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 until 1945. He was effectively the dictator of Nazi Germany, and was at the center of World War II in Europe and the Holocaust.  Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. He joined the NSDAP's predecessor, the German Workers' Party, in 1919 and became NSDAP leader in 1921. In 1923, he attempted a coup in Munich to seize power.  The failed coup led to Hitler's imprisonment, during which time he dictated his autobiography and political manifesto Mein Kampf ("My Struggle").  After his release in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Ge