Born April 20, 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria, Adolf Hitler was leader of the Nazi Party 1920-1921 and Fuehrer of Germany 1933-1945. His rise to power began when German president Hindenburg appointed him chancellor of a Nazi in 1932. During World War II, Hitler orchestrated the Nazi’s Holocaust under the Third Reich. He died of possible suicide in 1945 in the wake of Germany’s defeat.
Exterior view of the terrace at the Berghof (formerly known as Haus Wachenfeld), Adolf Hitler’s estate in Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Germany, late 1930s.
