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=**Hitler's Germany**=

__Rise of Hitler__ Adolf Hitler was expected to be part of the Army when he was only an infant. In the town Munich, 1914 Hitler volenteered to be in the Army during the beginning of World War I. He found very bravely in wars and then was promoted to Corporal in the Army. In February 1932 Hitler decided to run against President Paul Von Hindenburg. Hitler lost but did not give up hope for power. On January 30th 1933 Hindenburg was forced to appoint Hitler as chancellor with Franz Von Papen as vice chancellor, even though Hindenburg feared Hitler wanted to become a dictator. A huge role in Hitler's rise to power were the "Brownshirts".

__The "Brownshirts"__ The Brownshirts were a Nazi paramilitary organization. They were founded from various parts of society and were founded by Adolf Hitler in Munich in 1921. They are figured prominently in organized marches and rallies. By 1933 they were numbered over 2 million, that's double their army, they violence and political oppents and of the Jews played a key role in Hitler's rise to power.

__Hitler's Youth__ Hitler’s youth was an organization of young boys that would hold firearms and fight for there general there were ages from 12 throw 18. For some boys threw 12 and 15 were assigned arm drills and take part of a 2 day hike and when they graduate from there practices they get rewarded with a special dagger that is marked with blood and honor.

__Hitler's Last Days__ April 20, 1945, it was Hitler’s 56th birthday and it was much more like a funeral then a celebration. He was going to spend his birthday with the Russians at the gates of Berlin and this was an embarrassment to him. Hitler walked down the assembly line only receiving murmured birthday greeting and a few limp handshakes. Afterwards he drank tea with his love Eva Braun and playing with his puppy, he was about to go to bed as his was disrupted by General Burgdorf with the news of a soviet breakthrough and they were only in Cotbus which is about 60 miles from Berlin. Hitler slowly climbed down into the Reich Chancellery Park, waiting with raised arms in the Nazi solute were people in the Courland Army, from Berlin and 20 boys from Hitler’s youth, Hitler muttered a few words to them, patted one or two of them on the cheek and soon left to face the fight against Russian tanks.

__Crystal Night__ Started on April 1st 1933, the Nazi's wanted all Jewish people to emigrate out of the country. In 1935 after passing the Nuremburg laws the number of Jews emigrating were increasing, this pleased the Nazi's. Crystal Night took place on November 9th-10th 1938. 7,500 Jewish stores were destroyed, 400 syngogues were burnt to the ground, 91 Jewish people were killed, and 20,000 were sent to concentration camps.

__The Nuremberg Laws__ August 20th 1935 a conference of ministers was held to discuss the economic effects of party actions against the Jews. The Goverment decided if they came up with a firl policy against the Jews these actions would cease, that's when they came up with the Nuremberg laws. the first law is the Laws for The Protection of German Blood and German Honor, which was a law stating you can't marry a Jewish person or have any intercourse with them. The second law was The Reich Citizenship Law. which meant they would strip the Jews of their German citizenship. These laws also demamnded that Jews should be deprived of their rights as a citizen.

__Nazi__ Nazi stands for the National Socialist German Worker's party. This group was created in 1919 by a man named Anton Drexler. Adolf Hitler was sent there by German Army Intelligence to check them out. He later became part of them and then soon took them over under his own leadership. Together the Nazi's and Hitler took over Germany and the surrounding countries.

__The Third Reich __ The Third Reich is another name for Germany when Hitler was in control. Hitler named it the Third Reich because of the history. The first Reich was the great roman empire which ruled from 962-1806. The Second Reich was a great German Empire which ruled from 1871 through 1918. So Hitler named his government the third Reich because he felt he was returning Germany to the imperial position.

__Blitzkrieg__ Blitzkrieg means Lightning War. It was a war tactic the Germans used. Blitzkrieg was named this because it included surprise attacks, lightning fast rapid advances into enemy territory, with coordinated massive air attacks, which shocked and struck the enemy as if it was struck by lightning. The German’s achieved most of its victories with the Blitzkrieg tactic in WWII. The problem with this tactic was that it was largely dependent on the terrain and weather conditions. Rapid movement across “tank country” wasn’t possible, using armored vehicles to (tanks) were often avoided or resulted in failure. The kind of terrain that was preferred was flat, firm, had no natural barriers in the way or fortifications, and interspersed with roads and railways. In hilly, wooded, marshy areas armor would be vulnerable to infantry in close quarters combat, and wouldn’t be able to go full speed. __Mein Kampf__

Mein Kampf is a book written by Hitler. In English Mein Kampf is translated to “My Struggle”. It’s a mix of an autobiography with an exposition of Hitler’s political idealogy. When he was writing this book he was imprisoned for attempting to start a revolution in Munich. He considered this “political crimes”. He devoted himself entirely on his book during his imprisonment. After a while Hitler thought that there would have to be two volumes. Hitler wrote the book in hopes that it would be run into many editions and get his financial obligations done with, and to clear the expenses incurred at the time of his trial. While Hitler was in power, Mein Kampf became available in three editions. The Volksausabe, (peoples edition) this featured the original cover on the dust jacket and was blue underneath with a gold swastika eagle embossed on the cover. Another edition was The Hockzeitsausgabe, (Wedding Edition) this is in a slipcase with the seal of the province embossed in gold into a parchment like cover, this was given for free to marrying couples. The Tornister-Ausgabe was released in 1940 and was compact, it had a red cover and was given to loved ones fighting at the front. Appeasement Britain and France pursued a policy of appeasement in the hope that Hitler would not drag Europe into another world war. Appeasement expressed the widespread British desire to heal the wounds of World War I and to correct what many British officials regarded as the injustices of the Versailles Treaty. Some officials regarded a powerful Germany as a protection against the Soviet Union. On September 27, 1938, when negotiations between Hitler and Chamberlain were strained, the British Prime Minister addressed the British people

Eva Braun Eva Braun had spent most of her life waiting for Adolf Hitler and she had agreed to share his destiny. She was much more than a dumb blonde reading romance novels and watching films - and she would now be with him forever. It was Hitler's wish that she should be with him in death as she had been for so many years in life. Shortly before his suicide, Hitler said of Eva: "Miss Braun is, besides my dog Blondi, the only one I can absolutely count on ..."