EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in Hazlitt on , with the headline “Hitler's Cartoon Problem and the Art of Controversy.” Although Adolf Hitler was a master of propaganda, ...
On 1 September 1939, Hitler oversaw the German invasion of Poland, thereby causing Britain and France to declare war on Germany. After ordering an invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, he declared war on the United States in December of the same year.
Adolf Hitler (born , Braunau am Inn, Austria—died , Berlin, Germany) was the leader of the Nazi Party (from 1920/21) and chancellor (Kanzler) and Führer of Germany (1933–45). His worldview revolved around two concepts: territorial expansion and racial supremacy.
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933. He gained power by making popular promises like improving Germany's economy and status in Europe, but when he took these policies too far, he was responsible more than anything else for starting the Second World War (1939-45).
Hitler’s virulent anti-Semitism and obsessive pursuit of Aryan supremacy fueled the murder of some 6 million Jews, along with other victims of the Holocaust.
Adolf Hitler (front row, far left) served in the German military on the western front in World War I (1914–1918). During the course of the war, he was decorated for service, wounded, and temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack. He used his veteran status in later election campaigns.
Adolf Hitler ( - ) was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945.