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Adolf Hitler

Also Known As Der Fuhrer (The Leader)
Statesmen and Political Leaders

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
Birth Year
1889 1
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
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Politician / Statesman 1
Adolf Hitler
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The World Wars, Events

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).

Source Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler
World War II, Events
Source Wikipedia: World War II

In Era

Source Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler

Participant In

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

Ruled

Nazi Germany, Polities
Source Wikipedia: Nazi Germany
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1. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of an estimated six million Jews and millions of other victims
  • Infobox
    Cause of death: Self-inflicted gunshot wound
  • Adolf Hitler: Gender
    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.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • lead paragraph and infobox
    Infobox birth date: 1889-04-20
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period
  • Associated With: The World Wars
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Hitler Appointed Chancellor (USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia)
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumTimeline event page
Quote, Timeline event page
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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Wikidata: Adolf Hitler
Wikidata Q352, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Nazi Germany
WikipediaRuled: Nazi Germany, Nazi seizure of power sectionView the Source
Wikipedia: World War II
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: World War II, Introduction
  • Participant In: World War II, Opening summary, invasion of Poland
    Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, after which the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.
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