Hitler, Adolf

A German political leader of the twentieth century, born in Austria . Hitler's early program for Germany is contained in his book Mein Kampf. He dreamed of creating a master race of pure Aryans, who would rule for a thousand years as the third German Empire, or Third Reich . Hitler led the Nazi party, and began to rule Germany in 1933 as a fascist ( see fascism ) dictator with the title der Führer(“the leader”). He supervised the murder of six million Jews (see also Jews ) and other supposed enemies of the Reich ( see Holocaust ). Hitler began World War II by invading Poland in 1939. He committed suicide in 1945 when Germany's defeat was imminent.

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The official greeting between Nazis was “heil (“hail”) Hitler.”

He had as a helpful ally in this Adolf Hitler, who kept refusing to believe the Normandy landings were the main landings.

The third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, Ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.

She insists, laughing, that her grandfather looked better in his britches than Adolf Hitler did in his.

Singer said that he based the character a bit on Adolf Hitler.

What could go wrong sending out a "humorous parody" of Adolf Hitler complaining about his Obamacare?

That's the general picture of the little surprise we'll have for Adolf Hitler tomorrow night.

You wouldn't want us to pick up Adolf Hitler for good measure, would you, Major?

There was now one less German soldier to shoot a gun at Adolf Hitler's bidding.

In 1933 Adolf Hitler was elected leader of a Germany which had been out of communication with us for a generation.

We are both going to draw bead on Adolf Hitler in the year of 1938, and thus avert this hell he's spread since then.

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