Adolf Hitler Nazi Dictator Who Initiated World War II and the Holocaust

Adolf Hitler Nazi Dictator Who Initiated World War II and the Holocaust Adolf Hitler, leader of the German Nazi Party, was one of the most powerful and famous dictators of the 20th century. After serving in the German military during World War I, Hitler took advantage of economic woes, popular discontent, and political infighting during the Weimar Republic to rise through the ranks of the Nazi Party. In a series of cruel and violent actions—including the Fire of the Reichstag and the Night of the Long Knives—Hitler assumed absolute power in Germany in 1933. The German invasion of Poland in 1939 led to the outbreak of World War II, and by 1941, Nazi forces had used military tactics “blitzkrieg” to occupy most of Europe. Hitler's anti-Semitism and obsession with pursuing Aryan supremacy led to the murder of an estimated 6 million Jews, as well as other Holocaust victims. After the tide of war turned against him, Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker in April 1945 Tags Nazi Germany, World War II, Holocaust, Dictator, Fascism, Anti-Semitism, Genocide, Crime, war, mass murder,