The revelry of Nazism in the 30-40s of the last century is one of the most terrible and bloody events in history. Look at the rare photos of someone who was at the head of criminal acts against humanity.
The main figure, the founder and executor of the embodiment of the bloody Nazi dream was Adolf Hitler, whose portrait became the face of fascism and Nazism throughout the world.
In this article you will see a large selection of photos from the life of this most terrible dictator. Many photos are rare and appeared in public access quite recently, when in the spring they were sold under a hammer at one of the auctions.
When you look into the face of this person, the blood runs cold and covers the horror of the realization that all the most terrible events - millions of deaths, infernal experiments and humiliation of people and children - happened on our Earth because of him.
The root of evil
Hitler's parents, father Alois (1837-1903) and mother Clara (1860-1907) were formally relatives, so his father had to obtain permission to marry. Alois was a very hard man with a tough character, he often arranged drunken debauchs in the house and bribed. Unhappy mother saw light in the window only in her little son Adolf and completely gave him his love and hyper-care. He was her fourth child, the first three died at an early age due to illness.
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Austria in the small village of Ranshofen.
Metric testimony of the Fuhrer
The boy from early childhood drew well, than the father was terribly unhappy and forbade to engage in this son. Mother, on the contrary, tried to develop behind the back of Aloysis the skills of the boy and constantly inspired him that he was immensely talented and would become famous. When his father came across the drawings of his son, he came into a rage and asked the two to bashing, to which his wife screamed in despair, that he was mistaken, his son would still be famous throughout the world. And she was right, but he became famous not for artistic drawings.
School years of Adolf Hitler
In his school years, Hitler was distinguished for his good studies, leadership qualities, and he already began to show signs of nationalism and a desire to join the ranks of Boer warriors. All this he colorfully demonstrated in the drawings, showing them to his peers. As experts note, this behavior could be caused by an emotional protest in front of the despotic father, who demanded unconditional obedience from his son.
According to the recollections of Alois the Jr., the half-brother of Hitler, Adolf was distinguished by cruelty and could become enraged for minor reasons, he loved no one but his mother, and was a narcissistic personality. He was too spoiled - his mother indulged Adolf in everything, got away with it.
The beginning of the dictator's way
Munich 02.08.1914. Hitler at a rally at Odeonplatz during the mobilization of the German army to participate in the First World War.
Growing up, Hitler tried to enter the art school and was completely sure that he would succeed without difficulty. But what was the blow for him when he was not enlisted, saying that his drawings are good, but not sufficient for an art school, with such skills he was recommended to go to the architectural faculty. Adolf went into a rage, he believed that the school employs the untalented, who are not ways to evaluate truly talented things.
For several years he tried to enter art educational institutions, but everywhere he was denied. The feeling of an ideal artist, raised by the mother, did not bother him, although in reality it turned out that he did not have the talent idealized by Klara's blinded motherly love.
After unsuccessful attempts to become an artist, the death of his mother, impoverishment and wanderings, Hitler volunteered for the ranks of the German army, which then unleashed the First World War. According to the memoirs of fellow soldiers, Adolf was bold, quiet and executive, for which he quickly received the rank of corporal in the service, but did not give the leading title to Hitler, for he was considered an excellent performer who lacked leadership qualities. His fellow soldiers also noted his inexplicable luck: Hitler always returned from the battlefield alive and unharmed, even if his whole squad was defeated, and when injuries occurred, they were easy and did not threaten the life of the future Fuhrer.
Front photos of Hitler during the First World War
During the First World War, Adolf's nationalistic sentiments and beliefs only grew and strengthened, and by leaps and bounds. When Germany began to lose and surrender positions, in the meantime, because of poverty and hunger, protest moods started, which Hitler regarded as treachery.
What is the fault of the Jews?
The beginning of Hitler's ascension to the political Olympus in 1921
At the end of the war, Hitler left military service, which did not become his career, but allowed to have like-minded people, who were only 7 people. With these people, Hitler began his political career, and later the embodiment of his dreams. He wanted a little: "to become the sole leader of Germany and start a fight with the hated Jews, and enslave the whole world." Hatred of the Jews fueled his sick imagination, Adolf believed that this nation wants to seize power over other nations and make them faceless.
Hitler was not always anti-Semitic; during his lifetime there were Jewish friends who helped him to varying degrees. Anger and hatred began to grow after the death of a mother who was sick with cancer, and her doctor was a Jew. Hitler repeatedly thanked this doctor for the fact that he tried to cure his mother as much as possible. But most likely, Hitler had a subconscious resentment against the doctor for not saving his mother, and she was the only person the Führer loved insanely, and after her death he was very sad. Therefore, over time, resentment grew into an obsessive hatred of the entire Jewish people.
First successes and Beer Putch
Hitler's career grew rapidly in the political sphere, he was a great orator who could keep the crowd's attention and entice into his ideas.
In his speeches, the future chancellor played on the patriotic sentiments of the population that prevailed in Germany after the war and the failed capitulation that led the country to huge external debts and economic decline.
When the audience of listeners who came to his speeches grew to 2000 people, Hitler began to suppress the power of all who shouted out dissatisfaction: they were dragged and beat by his stormtroopers.
Without significant obstacles to the authorities, Adolf became more aggressive and organized a whole bout with protesters against his actions and ideas with the help of the whole self-defense units he created, for which he once spent 5 weeks in prison.
Hitler enlisted the experience and support of Mussolini, the Italian dictator, who successfully won power in Italy in the 1920s through seizures and violent suppression of resistance.
Beer "Burgerbroekeller" (1923), where the Beer Putsch began. Photo from the German Federal Archive
Capture Rems soldiers of the military ministry during the Beer Putsch. With the banner - Himmler
In 1923, Hitler organized a putsch in Germany to seize power, which was called a "beer". The seizure of power failed due to the betrayal of some of its supporters, although at first it was successful. In the course of these events, 18 people were killed, including guards and Nazis.
Birth of the famous Mein Kampf
Hitler was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison as the organizer of mass riots, but then in December 1924 was released early. In prison, he wrote his famous two-volume book of memoirs, consisting of an autobiography and political campaign, which he called Mein Kampf, translated from German My Fight. Also during the year of imprisonment, Hitler long reflected on the mistakes and realized that Mussolini's scenario of forcible seizure of power was not suitable for Germany, and he built a new plan of action.
At the trial of Ludendorff, from left to right: lawyer Holt, Weber, Roder General Ludendorff and Adolf Hitler, 1923
After the release of the Landsberg Prison in Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria, December 1924.
Two documents of Adolf Hitler have been preserved in the German Federal Archive: the first is a permit to carry weapons, the second is the membership confirming in the National Socialist German Workers' Party, as the first person under number 1.
Hitler's pre-election speech
Meeting of the Nazis of Germany in Munich in 1929
Hitler is an excellent speaker. The beginning of the 1930s, during the pre-election race.
Photograph of 1932.
At the construction site of the new building of the Reichsbank (central bank of the German Empire) in May 1932.
When Hitler left prison, he built a new plan, political, to achieve the goal. His calculation was to play on the national sentiment of the population and the middle class, which at that time was experiencing difficult financial difficulties, and also put pressure on the authorities. He continually arranged various kinds of provocations.
Speeches before supporters
At the peak of power
After 14 years of ups and downs in the political arena through violent and political actions, several rounds of elections and pressure on the German government, Hitler came to power as chancellor on January 30, 1933. Celebrations of this event resulted in the famous torchlight procession in Berlin.
Nobody could guess what kind of beast in human guise was entrusted to the authorities. For the last years in the pre-election race, Hitler hid and restrained his anti-Semitic aspirations and desire to resort to radical measures for the embodiment of the idea of cleansing Germany and the world from the Jewish race.
Mass rally of the Nazis in Bueckeburg, 1934
Visiting his prison cell in Landsberg prison after 10 years, where Hitler wrote his book "Mein Kampf" in 1934. g
Olympic Games in 1936, the first persons of Germany give autographs
Berlin in 1936, Hitler's farewell at the New Year banquet with the guests present
Wedding Nazi elite
All those in power who helped Hitler get such a high position in the government were illusions that this "Nazi upstart" would become a stolen puppet in their hands, but soon they were woefully paying for it and already belatedly realized their irreparable mistake.
In pursuit of power, Hitler decided to take care of his health, in order to have time to implement his vile ideas in life and, he believed, to save Germany. Therefore, the Fuhrer became a true vegetarian, as a result of which he actively created laws to protect animals and toughened penalties for their violations.
Communication with animals
Führer's favorite German Shepherd Blondie
Hitler with his Scotch Terriers
Communicating with children
Also, Hitler always showed great concern for German children as the future of a pure nation.
Different events of the reign of Hitler
The first statement voiced by Hitler as chancellor was about rearming the army and restoring its full combat capability, after which it will be possible to conquer lands in the East with their full Germanization.
Bükkeburg, 1937. Thanksgiving Day
Highway construction
Regular rallies
Reichstag, a decision was made on the peaceful annexation of Austria in 1938.
Preparation for the performance of the orchestra Leopoldhall Munich in 1938.
Visiting the town of Graslitz, temporarily occupied by the Sudetenland in 1938.
Nazi rally in Czechoslovakia, the city of Eger 1938
Hitler in the circle of Austrian fans in 1939.
Events on the eve of the outbreak of World War II
Performance at the first of May at the stadium in 1939.
After Hitler came to power, the holiday received official status in 1933 - the Day of National Labor.
Hitler in the theater of Charlottenburg, May 1939.
The first voyage of the ship is Robert Ley, Hitler aboard the ship.
Tea drinking in his residence in Obersalzberg (Bavarian Alps) 1939.
The height of World War II
Hitler dines on the front line in 1940.
France 40th year
Immersed in the news of Hitler
Hitler with Emmy and Edda Goering 1940g.
Emmy is a German actress of theater and cinema, the second wife of Hermann Goering, was secretly considered the first lady of Germany. Together with Magda Goebbels (the wife of the German Minister of Education) she directed various kinds of charitable actions. The godfather of Edda was Hitler himself.
Christmas celebration with German military leaders. 1941.
Adolf Hitler welcomes the German servicemen at the airfield in Uman.
In the photo, Hitler is in the Ukrainian city of Uman and welcomes his soldiers. Here, Hitler flew in with an inspection of German and Italian troops in the summer of 1941.
A symbolic gift to Hitler on the occasion of the capture of Sarajevo.
This tablet, hanging on the wall near the Latin bridge, the soldiers hurriedly removed and transferred to the Fuhrer, almost immediately after the capture of Sarajevo, as a symbol of their victory and the spread of Hitler's power in these territories.
Visits to the hospital for wounded officers. 1944.
Hitler and Goebbels at a press conference in Berlin
With Minister Goebbels. Poland. July, 1944.
The present of Hitler to Marshal Goering - "The Lady with the Falcon" (1880).
Hitler's Picture Gallery
Both figures were collectors of paintings and other works of famous authors, by 1945 the collection of Adolf was more than 6000 paintings, Goering - more than 1000. The pictures were purchased or were confiscated by personal agents of political figures. Rights to these canvases are still disputed.
Hitler with Eva Brown
Hitler at the discussion of the Ardennes operation with Goering and Guderian in October 1944.
Hitler and his occult symbols
Inspection of the devastation after the bombing of the Soviet troops, spring 1945.
The rarest recent frames
This is a rare Hitler footage of the last days of his life, since after massive attacks of the Soviet army on fascist detachments of German troops, Hitler preferred to sit out in his underground bunker.
Last photo during life
Photo from the FBI, USA. Possible change in the appearance of Hitler in his attempt to escape.
According to the official version on April 30, 1945, together with his wife Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. Eve died after taking a capsule with poison without visible violent signs, and Hitler first shot his beloved German shepherd, and then sent himself a bullet in the head.
The Death of Adolf Hitler
According to information from a staff member of Hitler, the day before they were given the order to prepare cans of gasoline to burn corpses. On April 30, 1945, Hitler, shaking hands with people from his close circle, left with his wife to his room, soon a shot was heard from her. After a while the servants looked into their room, where they saw the body of the Fuhrer with a gunshot wound to the head and the corpse of Eva Braun without visible damage. After that, they wrapped the bodies in army blankets, poured petrol prepared earlier and burned them, as was ordered.
In the photo a charred corpse is being examined by Soviet specialists.
But there is a version that Hitler, along with Brown, fled to South America, where they met their old age, and instead of themselves left the corpses of twins. Even Stalin in his time put forward the theory that Hitler is alive and hiding from the allies.
In the photo, supposedly seventy-five-year-old Hitler on his deathbed.