Historical Figures

Adolf Hitler

Also Known As Der Fuhrer (The Leader)

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@misc{historyatlas-adolf-hitler,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Adolf Hitler},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/adolf-hitler},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 to 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and served as Chancellor of Germany from 30 January 1933, when President Paul von Hindenburg appointed him at the urging of former chancellor Franz von Papen and other conservative politicians who believed they could control him. Hitler consolidated power into a dictatorship and ruled as Fuhrer until his suicide in Berlin on 30 April 1945. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 under his leadership marked the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe. Under his direction the Nazi regime carried out the genocide of an estimated six million European Jews, along with millions of other victims including Roma, disabled people, Soviet prisoners of war, political dissidents and others, in what came to be known as the Holocaust.

Facts

Role

Chancellor of Germany from 30 January 1933 and dictator (Fuhrer) of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945; leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). 1

Birth Date

1889-04-20 1

Death Date

1945-04-30 1

Birthplace

Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary 1

Death Place

Berlin, Germany (died by self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Fuhrerbunker as Soviet forces took the city) 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

The World Wars

Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, ordered under his leadership, marked the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe; a dedicated World War II event entity does not yet exist on HistoryAtlas (recorded as an open entity request).

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World War II

Source Wikipedia: World War II

In Era

The Late Modern Period

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Participant In

World War II

Additional Source Wikipedia: World War IIOpening summary, invasion of Poland

Ruled

Nazi Germany

Source Wikipedia: Nazi Germany

In the Other Atlases

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1. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler

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the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of an estimated six million Jews and millions of other victims

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Cause of death: Self-inflicted gunshot wound

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Hitler Appointed Chancellor (USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia)

United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumTimeline event page

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German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany. Hitler is not elected to power and he does not seize power in a coup. He comes to power through Germany's legal, constitutional process.

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