Adolf Hitler

Definition

Adolf Hitler was a German politician who led the Nazi Party. He rose to power as Chancellor in 1933 and later Führer in 1934 ruling Germany during World War II until his suicide in 1945.

Related terms

Nazi Party: A far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945 and practiced the ideology of Nazism.

Holocaust: The genocide during World War II where Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million Jews.

Third Reich: The Nazi designation of Germany and its regime from 1933-45.