Adolf Hitler (German pronunciation: [ˈadɔlf ˈhɪtlɐ]) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP), commonly known as the Nazi Party. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and, after 1934, also head of state as Führer und Reichskanzler, ruling the country as an absolute dictator.
Hitler ultimately wanted to establish a New Order of absolute Nazi German hegemony in continental Europe. To achieve this, he pursued a foreign policy with the declared goal of seizing Lebensraum ("living space") for the "Aryan race"; directing the resources of the state towards this goal. This included the rearmament of Germany, which culminated in 1939 when the Wehrmacht invaded Poland. In response, the United Kingdom and France declared war against Germany, leading to the outbreak of World War II in Europe. (Source.)
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Politics and government, National socialism, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, World War, 1939-1945, Foreign relations, History, Sources, Heads of state, Hitler, adolf, 1889-1945, Biography, Germany, Jews, Nazi propaganda, Pictorial works, Economic conditions, Treaty of Versailles, World War, 1914-1918, World politics, Antisemitism, Communism, Disarmament, Labor and laboring classes, Politique et gouvernement, Socialism, World historyPlaces
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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Benedikt Welser, Ernst Hepp, Franz von Papen (1879-1969), Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786), Theodor Fritsch (1852-1933)Time
1933-1945, 1918-1933, 20th century, 1918-1945, 1871-1918, 20e siècle, Beer Hall Putsch, 1923, 1914-, 1918-, 1918-1939, 1936-1945, 1938-, 1939, 1945-, 20th Century, Allied occupation, 1918-1930, March on Rome, 1922ID Numbers
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- Wikidata: Q352
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- Adolfo Hitler
- HITLER
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- Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler Joseph Goebbels
- Adolf Hitler Heinrich Himmler Joseph Goebbels
- Adolf Hitler; Baraeti āto wākusu.
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