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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was the Nazi dictator who ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. He initiated World War II and was the central figure responsible for the Holocaust.

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Riefenstahl documentary explores Nazis' filmmaker's estate

Filmmaker Andres Veiel had unprecedented access to the Nazi propagandist's 700-box personal archive.
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Scientific racism's roots in colonization

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Anthropologists used Germany's colonial conquest in Africa to promulgate racist theory, and create racial hierarchies.
HistoryApril 2, 2024
Adolf Hitler standing at a podium giving a speech to Nazi members at the Munich beer hall, Nov. 8, 1939.

Germany looks back at Adolf Hitler's coup attempt

Germany looks back at Adolf Hitler's coup attempt

A decade before he rose to power with the Nazis, Hitler's failed "Beer Hall Putsch" put him on the political map.
HistoryApril 1, 2024
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DW documentary gets first International Emmy nomination

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Teaching about Nazis and the Holocaust in German schools

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The building where Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria

Austria: Hitler's birthplace to become a police station

The police are to move into Hitler's birthplace in the Austrian town of Braunau. The move has sparked protests.
HistoryOctober 1, 2023
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The Nazis were masters of propaganda. The primary tool was, at the time, a revolutionary new technology: radio.
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One act of resistance against the Nazi dictator had more of a long-term impact than all the others.
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Hitler is mobbed by supporters while standing in a car during a rally

Could Adolf Hitler's seizure of power have been prevented?

Hitler's rise to power on January 30, 1933 changed world history. A new Berlin exhibition imagines other possibilities.
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Lightbulb box with the words 'Nazi Dreck' (Nazi dirt) written on it, with pins and medals tumbling out.

Disposing of Hitler — but how?

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