A group of eight uniformed soldiers with light skin tone arranged in two rows. The back row is standing, while the bottom row is sitting on a bench. There is a mostly white dog sitting between two soldiers in the front row.
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Adolf Hitler was a frontline soldier during World War I

Adolf Hitler (front row, far left) served on the western front in World War I and during the course of the war was twice decorated for service, wounded, and temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack. He used his veteran status in later election campaigns.


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