Adolf Hitler: German dictator who rose to power in the 1930s and led Nazi Germany to war.
Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader who became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and subsequently became the dictator of Nazi Germany. He was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party, which advocated for a totalitarian and nationalistic ideology. He rose to power following the Great Depression and World War I, and his regime was characterized by extreme nationalism, anti-Semitism, and authoritarianism. Under his rule, Germany invaded and occupied numerous countries, leading to the deaths of millions in World War II. Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker on April 30, 1945, as the Allies advanced on Berlin.