Hitler, Adolf

Article abstract: Military significance: At the height of his power, Hitler controlled the most powerful and technologically most advanced army. His wars of aggression on the European continent widened into World War II.

After four years of front-line service in the German army during World War I, Adolf Hitler joined a small political party in Munich and transformed it into a springboard for his political ambitions. In 1923, he was convicted for attempting to overthrow the government of Bavaria. After his release from prison, he managed to turn his National...

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