The Facinating Personal Life of Adolf Hitler

Planes flew in the air as soldiers marched forward; they held blood red flags with a yellow symbol upon them. It was the Soviet Union. A man with gray hair and a mustache scurried to a tent as he held a woman in his hand. They both held hand guns at the ready. The troops had already begun infiltrating their camp. Both of them saw what was happening, and knew what must be done. At the same time they held the guns to their head and pulled the trigger. That was the end of Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun. Hitler was the man responsible for the destruction of numerous countries, the suffering of many Europeans, and the disgrace of his country. During this time, over 4 million Jews were slaughtered in gas chambers. This time was known as the Holocaust. Why would Hitler do such horrible things? What was his incentive in killing so many people? Though Hitler was considered a mad man as an adult, his childhood was ordinary. Therefore, Adolf Hitler had a fascinating life.

In 1889, Hitler was born into a peasant family, with five other siblings, only he and his sister Karla survived. As a father, Alois Hitler was always hard on his son constantly beating him and telling him to succeed in school. He made his father proud all throughout grade school; he was popular among his classmates and had strong leadership qualities. As a child he also picked many of his father’s religious qualities. As Adolf went into secondary school and competition increased, Hitler fell into despair as his grades dropped and he lost his popularity among his peers. His father, now at the age of 61, died from a heart attack. His death did not emotionally harm Hitler in any way. As he continued school, his grades never improved; in fact they dropped even more. Although he had bad grades, he had taken a liking tp art and architecture. At 15, he convinced his mom to let him drop out of secondary school. His primary plan was to move to Vienna and apply for an art or architecture college. He was

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