Adolf Hitler arriving at the fourth Nazi Party Congress. [LCID: 09668]

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was the leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to his suicide in 1945. His ideological goals included territorial expansion, the consolidation of a racially pure “Aryan” state, and the elimination of Jews and other perceived enemies from Europe. Explore content related to Adolf Hitler before and during the Holocaust. 

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