Adolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945).
The record
Adolf Hitler was a Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Hitler died on 30 April 1945 in Führerbunker at the age of 56.
Positions held include Reich Chancellor (1933–1945), Reichsstatthalter (1933–1945) and member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic (1933). Notable works include Mein Kampf. Hitler studied at Lambach Abbey and Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße. Honours include Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class, Wound Badge (1918) in Black and Iron Cross, 1st class, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 328 languages, Adolf Hitler is No. 11 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 20 April 1889, Braunau am Inn
- Died
- 30 April 1945, Führerbunker (aged 56)
- Country
- Cisleithania
- Known as
- Politician, Holocaust perpetrator
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- German Workers' Party, Nazi Party
- Education
- Lambach Abbey, Bundesrealgymnasium Linz Fadingerstraße
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Languages
- Austrian German, German
- Wikipedia editions
- 328
Did you know
Was 44 when first reich Chancellor (1933).
Lived to 56.
Shares a birthday with Muhammad and Napoleon III.
One of 5 people in the Index born in Braunau am Inn, with Dominik Landertinger.
Has a Wikipedia article in 328 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1933–1945Reich Chancellor
- 1933–1945Reichsstatthalter
- 1933–Member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
- 1934–1945President of Germany
- —Member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany
Connections
- FatherAlois Hitler
- MotherKlara Hitler
- SpouseEva Braun
- SiblingIda Hitler
- SiblingPaula Hitler
- SiblingGustav Hitler
- SiblingEdmund Hitler
- SiblingOtto Hitler
- SiblingAlois Hitler, Jr.
- SiblingAngela Hitler
5 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class1915
- Wound Badge (1918) in Black1918
- Iron Cross, 1st class1918
- Honorary citizen of Coburg1932
- Honorary citizen of Sankt Andreasberg1933
- Honorary citizen of Trier1933
- Honorary citizen of Saarbrücken1934
- Honorary citizenship1934
- SS Zivilabzeichen1934
- Collar of the Imperial Order of the Red Arrows1937
- Time Person of the Year1938
- Honorary citizen of Gdańsk1939
- Wound Badge of 20 July 1944 in Black1944
- Honorary citizen of Goslar
- Golden Party Badge
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Notable works
- Mein Kampf
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