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Adolf Hitler
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Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and dictator who served as Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 until his suicide in 1945. He led the Nazi Party to power through a combination of democratic processes, intimidation, and political maneuvering, subsequently establishing a totalitarian regime that initiated World War II in Europe and orchestrated the Holocaust, the systematic genocide of approximately six million Jews and millions of others deemed racially or socially undes…
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Adolf Hitler
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Persecution and Racial Policy
The persecution of Jews began immediately upon Hitler's assumption of power. Early measures included boycotts of Jewish businesses (1933), the Nuremberg Laws (1935) that stripped Jews of citizenship and legal protections, and the Kristallnacht pogroms (1938). However, historians increasingly recognize that Hitler's genocidal intentions crystallized gradually rather than arising fully formed in 1933. The transition from persecution to systematic extermination accelerated following the 1941 invasion of the [… -
Adolf Hitler
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World War II and Genocide
During World War II, the Nazi regime systematized genocide on an unprecedented industrial scale. The Holocaust claimed approximately 6 million Jewish lives, along with millions of others: Roma, disabled individuals, political prisoners, Soviet prisoners of war, and homosexuals. Extermination centers such as Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka operated as factories of death, utilizing gas chambers and crematoria to maximize killing efficiency.
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Auschwitz Birkenau
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Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest complex of concentration and extermination camps established and operated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland. Officially designated as Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, the site developed into a multifaceted administrative hub comprising three principal camps and numerous subcamps, functioning as a concentration camp, labor camp, and mass extermination center simultaneously between 1940 and 1945. Its immense scale and the efficiency of its killing infrastructure have made it a para…
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Heinrich Himmler
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The Mystical Element of Killing
A peculiar aspect of Himmler's administration was his insistence on maintaining a veneer of military formality even in the most horrific contexts. He frequently reminded SS leaders that the genocide was a necessary, spiritual act requiring absolute psychological discipline. He popularized the term Endkampf (Final Struggle) not just for the war against the Allies, but for the internal psychological struggle required by th…