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Hitler was born
Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn on the Austro-German border on. -
Moved to Vienna
his failure to get into Art school came as a major blow.
His money from an orphan's pension and borrowed from relatives eventually ran out,
he was forced to take refuge in men's hostels where he lived from 1909 to 1913. -
Hatred
In 1913, Hitler's desire to avoid military service for the hated Habsburg Empire prompted him to move to Munich, the German city of his dreams, a move facilitated by coming into a small legacy from his father's estate. Here he continued a life similar to that in Vienna until, with the outbreak of war in 1914, he enthusiastically volunteered to serve in a Bavarian regiment. Service in the Army at last provided Hitler with a purpose in life, a major project with which he could wholly identify. -
Rejecting the offer
Between 1919 and 1921, he rejected the offer of the leadership of the NSDAP and only took over when he was forced to do so by the fact that the leaders were pursuing a course which threatened his position. -
Unchallenged Fuhrer
His emergence as unchallenged 'Führer' of the NSDAP and his determination to become dictator of Germany only occurred during the period 1921-23
as a result of his growing self confidence, which was in turn partly the result of the increasing hero worship of his supporters. -
Bavarian Establishment
It was also the result of his growing contempt for the Bavarian right wing establishment.
This culminated in his experience of their pusillanimous behaviour during his Munich beer hall 'putsch' of 8-9 November 1923, when, as he saw it, they stabbed him in the back.
It was only at this point that Hitler became convinced of his destiny to lead Germany, a conviction from which he then never wavered.
