Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was the ruler of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Guided by concepts of elitism and racism, he established a brutal totalitarian regime under the ideological banner of National Socialism, or Nazism. His drive for empire resulted in the devastation of World War II, culminating in Germany's defeat and the reordering of world power relationships. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, the son of Alois, a customs …showed first 75 words of 1666 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1666 total…a group of his own officers on July 20, 1944, but he miraculously survived. A physical wreck, he became increasingly bitter and isolated. With German defenses crumbling in the east and west, Hitler finally realized that his fate was sealed. Having appointed Adm. Karl Doenitz as his successor and married his long-time companion Eva Braun, he committed suicide in Berlin on April 30, 1945. This signaled the disintegration of the Third Reich and the end of the Fascist era.