Adolf Hitler (German: [ˈadɔlf ˈhɪtlɐ](listen); 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator, Hitler initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and was central to the Holocaust.

Adolf Hitler

1938 portraitFührer of GermanyIn office2 August 1934– 30 April 1945DeputyRudolf Hess(1933–41)Preceded byPaul von Hindenburg(as President)Succeeded byKarl Dönitz(as President)Chancellor of GermanyIn office30 January 1933– 30 April 1945PresidentPaul von Hindenburg(1933–34; as President)Himself(1934–45; as Führer)DeputyFranz von Papen(1933–34)Hermann Göring(1941–45)Preceded byKurt von SchleicherSucceeded byJoseph GoebbelsFührer of the National SocialistGerman Workers' PartyIn office29 June 1921– 30 April 1945DeputyRudolf HessPreceded byAnton Drexler(as Chairman)Succeeded byMartin Bormann(as Party Minister)Personal detailsBorn20 April 1889Braunau am Inn,Austria-HungaryDied30 April 1945 (aged56)Berlin, Nazi GermanyCauseofdeathSuicide by gunshotCitizenshipAustrian (1889–1925)German (1932–45)Political partyNational Socialist German Workers' Party (1921–45)Other politicalaffiliationsGerman Workers' Party (1920–21)Spouse(s)Eva Braun(29–30 April 1945)ParentsAlois Hitler (father)Klara Pölzl (mother)ProfessionSoldierPoliticianSignatureMilitary serviceAllegianceGerman EmpireService/branchBavarian ArmyYears of service1914–20RankGefreiterVerbindungsmannUnit16th Bavarian Reserve RegimentReichswehr intelligenceBattles/warsWorld War IAwardsIron Cross First ClassIron Cross Second ClassWound BadgeHitler was born in Austria—then part of Austria-Hungary—and was raised near Linz. He moved to Germany in 1913 and was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the NSDAP, and was appointed leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted to seize power in a failed coup in Munich and was imprisoned. While in jail he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto Mein Kampf ("My Struggle"). Released in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism, anti-semitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda. He frequently denounced international capitalism and communism as being part of a Jewish conspiracy.

By 1933, the Nazi Party was the largest elected party in the German Reichstag and led to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor on 30 January 1933. Following fresh elections won by his coalition, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, which began the process of transforming the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a one-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of National Socialism. He aimed to eliminate Jews from Germany and establish a New Order to counter what he saw as the injustice of the post-World War I international order dominated by Britain and France. His first six years in power resulted in rapid economic recovery from the Great Depression, the abrogation of restrictions imposed on Germany after World War I and the annexation of territories that were home to millions of ethnic Germans which gave him significant popular support.

Hitler sought Lebensraum ("living space") for the German people in Eastern Europe and his aggressive foreign policy is considered to be the primary cause of the outbreak of World War II in Europe. He directed large-scale rearmament and on 1 September 1939 invaded Poland, resulting in British and French declarations of war on Germany. In June 1941, Hitler ordered an invasion of the Soviet Union. By the end of 1941, German forces and the European Axis powers occupied most of Europe and North Africa. In December 1941, he formally declared war on the United States, bringing them directly into the conflict. Failure to defeat the Soviets and the entry of the United States into the war forced Germany onto the defensive and it suffered a series of escalating defeats. In the final days of the war during the Battle of Berlin in 1945, he married his long-time lover Eva Braun. Less than two days later on 30 April 1945, the two killed themselves to avoid capture by the Soviet Red Army and their corpses were burned.

Under Hitler's leadership and racially motivated ideology, the Nazi regime was responsible for the genocide of at least 5.5 million Jews and millions of other victims whom he and his followers deemed Untermenschen (sub-humans) or socially undesirable. Hitler and the Nazi regime were also responsible for the killing of an estimated 19.3 million civilians and prisoners of war. In addition, 29 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of military action in the European theatre of World War II. The number of civilians killed during the Second World War was unprecedented in warfare and the casualties constituted the deadliest conflict in human history.

Adolf Hitler was born on 20th April, 1889, in the small Austrian town of Braunau near the German border. he belonged to a poor peasant family. He had served in the German army during the first world war period. A patriot, he was also a powerful orator and called for the reunification of German population. His racist ideologies are evident from the fact that after gaining power in 1933, Hitler called for the extermination of entire Jewish race from Germany.

answer my questions also plzzz