Series: Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and the dictator of Nazi Germany (1933–1945). Under Hitler’s leadership, the Nazi regime was responsible for the Holocaust and other crimes. Browse a series of articles that explain how Hitler’s early years influenced his ideology; discuss how he tried to seize power in a failed coup; describe his political manifesto; and explain how Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany.

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler: Key Dates

Adolf Hitler: Early Years, 1889–1921

Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Rise to Power, 1918–1933

Making a Leader

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