April 20

Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889. He is most known for being the head of the Nazi Party and for starting the Second World War. In July 1921, Adolf Hitler succeeded Anton Drexler as party chairman of the Nazi Party, and he was shortly given the title führer ("leader"). He was Germany's chancellor from January 30, 1933, and Führer and chancellor together from August 2, 1934. His ascension to power precipitated the Second World War and the Holocaust, which killed over six million Jews.
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