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- Genocide of millions under Hitler is called the Holocaust
- Hitler's megalomania exterminated about 43 million people
- Hitler's secret police was Schutzstaffel (SS)
- Paula was Hitler's sister
- Hitler dictated his book Mein Kampf to Rudolf Hess
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Adolf Hitler has been the most notorious man in modern history. Born in Austria-Hungary on 20 April 1889 to Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl, he went on to become the foremost leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party), the Chancellor of Germany, and the Fuhrer of Germany during 1934-45. Hitler rose to prominence proclaiming nationalism, anti-Semitism and anti-communism. He had unusual powers of oratory and propaganda. The Nazis established a totalitarian and fascist dictatorship. They ruthlessly assassinated millions of undesirable populations like Jews. The German invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the Second World War. Hitler married Eva Braun and both committed suicide less than 24 hours later, on 30 April 1945.
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Since his supposed death on April 30, 1945, many trees have fallen to create articles and books concerning: is Hitler dead; how did he die; is he alive, and so on. Although he would be EXTREMELY old if still alive today, hiding in a well guarded mansion in Argentina, enough lies and contradictions have been put forth concerning the death of Hitler and Eva Braun, and the disposal of their bodies, that speculation about how and if Hitler died persist to this day.
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Adolf Hitler: The definitive Biography
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The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
After reading the book, I found myslf severely disappointed. This book is so basic, it reads like a high school textbook. Indeed, it deals with areas of historical dispute by simply ignoring arguments in an almost breathtaking ways. For example, the author, absent one passing comment, simply rejects the argument that the Nazis had been behind the burning of the reichtag in 1933 -
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