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Hitler's Rise to Power In Spring 1889 a boy was born and he would change the world forever Adolf Hitler had a rough childhood with a disappointed father He fought for the Bavarian army in World War I being shot twice shelled and gassed When he awoke the war was lost and he was filled with anger He used this anger to overthrow the Weimar Republic but failed resulting in arrest Hitler survived one war just to start another Born as Adolf Hitler in a small village in Braunau Austria to Alois and Klara Hitler he aspired to be an artist but his father disapproved At the age of 65 Alois died and a 13 year old boy cried at his father death After his father s death he went back to school failing at math and science but he passed his exam and partied with his classmates until he woke the next morning swearing never to drink again He couldn t bring himself to take his final exam and at the age of 16 quit school never to return From then on he was self taught interpreting the books he read on his own Four years later on December 21st his mother quietly died and was buried along with her husband and son Adolf s younger brother who died of measles at age of six With all of his family gone he went back to Vienna He carried the anger of his childhood into his adult life After moving to Germany to avoid arrest for draft evasion Hitler joined the Bavarian army and found a new home fighting for Germany By all accounts Hitler was an unusual and disobedient soldier but was eager for battle He continuously volunteered for dangerous missions even after countless escapes from death
