Adolf Hitler
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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany in the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chan
Formal portrait, 1938
Hitler (c. 1889–90)
Hitler's father, Alois, c. 1900
Hitler's mother, Klara, 1870s
Alois Hitler
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Alois Hitler was an Austrian civil servant in the customs service and the father of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany.
Adolf Hitler
…of civilians killed during World War II was unprecedented in warfare, and the casualties make it the deadliest conflict in history. Hitler's father, Alois Hitler, was the illegitimate child of Maria Schicklgruber. The baptismal register did not show the name of his father, and Alois initially bore his mother's…
Hitler in 1901
Home of Johann Nepomuk Hiedler
Alois Hitler regularly wore his uniform even after retiring, and insisted on being addressed as Herr Oberoffizial Hitler, c. 1897–1899.
Gasthaus Wiesinger in February 2009