Adolf Hitler - Early Lifeand His Famous Strategies That Influenced Germans

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About Hitler

Adolf Hitler, born on April 20, 1889, was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He was born in Austria and served as a soldier in World War I before entering politics. He was also known as Der Führer, which means "The Leader" in German.

 Hitler's rise to power began with the Nazi Party's electoral victories and his appointment as Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Hitler's policies were based on fascism and anti-Semitism, which ultimately led to the deaths of millions of people during World War II. 

Hitler as a Student

At primary school was admired for his leadership qualities and showed great intellectual potential. However, competition got tougher in secondary school so Hitler stopped trying. As a result, he lost his popularity in school. When he was 15 he failed his exams and was told to repeat a year but he left his formal education. 

After his father’s death in 1903, at the age of 18 he moved to Vienna to pursue a career in art. Unfortunately, his applications got rejected. It was at this time his interest came towards politics which mainly includes anti-Semitic, nationalist Christian parties.

Hitler as a Politician

Have you ever wondered how the most famous dictator of the world, Adolf Hitler had brainwashed millions of people to become his blind followers? Hitler followed various strategies to become the most known dictator. He relied on Pathos(influencing through emotions) to get people to vote for him.

If a person wants to become a dictator he has to eradicate logic completely, so did the Hitler. On 10th May, 1933 more than 25,000 books were burnt by the Nazi Party officials declaring it to be anti-national. All those books which could motivate or make Germans realise how cruel their dictator is were burnt my Hitler’s people. As universities and colleges were the place that talked the most of logic it resulted in being tightly controlled by the Nazi Party. They were forced to read about Nazi ideology only.

Well you all know about the world’s greatest scientist Albert Einstein. He was from Germany as well but he used to openly criticise Hitler. He left his job as a professor and decided to leave Germany forever. The sold media of Germany published baseless news against Einstein. 

They portrayed Einstein as if he were the biggest traitor at the time. In Germany there was a threat to his life so he ran off to Belgium and then England where he got 24x7 security from bodyguards. 

Another famous strategy of Hitler was to create fear among the Germans by creating a fake enemy which never existed but to use that as a base to scare the citizens and then portray himself as a hero who saved the citizens from this non existing evils. These non-existing enemies were considered to be Jews.

However you might be wondering how the citizens believed all these. Well, the media was corrupted by Hitler and everytime it published news against Jews. The people had no source to have true information. Also, because of unemployment and poverty, people believed these things.

In 1923, a biography was written on Hitler in which he was compared to Jesus Christ who would save Germany. Amusing part is that later it was found that he wrote that biography himself.

Though he was disliked by the masses, we can not hide the fact that it was him who restored the economy of Germany.

Death of Hitler

Hitler’s life and death both were historic. He committed suicide on April 30, 1945, by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head after it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which led to end of World War II in Europe. He died just days after he celebrated his 56th birthday. His wife Eva Braun also died by suicide.

Facts about Hitler

1) In 1924, while in prison Hitler started writing a book named ‘Mein Kampf’    (“My Struggle”) which presented his racist ideology. As it increased in popularity, the book’s popularity also increased. After his death  the work was banned in Germany and other countries.

2) In 1939, a Swedish legislator jokingly nominated Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize.  In 1936 German journalist, a vocal critic of Hitler, had been named the winner of the 1935 peace prize. It was like an insult to Germany so Hitler created his own  German National Prize for Art and Science.

3) According to recent research, in 1941 his personal physician, Theodor Morell, began injecting him with various drugs, including oxycodone, methamphetamine, morphine and even cocaine. During his death he was prone to shaking.

4) Here is an excerpt from a relevant web search result on a psycho-historical study of Adolf Hitler: "This is a 'psycho-historical' study of Adolf Hitler. It's unbiased in the fact that they don't blame it on his parents, but truly explores the psyche of a man who committed some of the most heinous crimes in history. 

The author argues that Hitler's personality was a combination of extreme narcissism, paranoia, and a complete lack of empathy, which led him to pursue his goals without any regard for the suffering of others."

There are several biographies of Hitler available, including "Hitler. Eine Biographie" by Joachim C. Fest and "Hitler's War and the Germans" by Richard J. Evans. Additionally, "Hitler's Second Book: The Unpublished Sequel to Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler provides insight into Hitler's ideology and political ambitions. 

The name Hitler is remembered for his cruelty. You might have noticed that till this date his name is used to point out cruel people. Even though he did many miserable acts, we can not hide the fact that he was the one who restored Germany’s economy and undoubtedly there is a big hand of Hitler behind the prosperity or popularity of Germany.

Written By- Radhika Agrawal

Edited By- Aastha setia