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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

Geli Raubal - World War II

The Alter Hof in Munich ( The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich) Watercolour by Adolf Hitler, 1914. Adolf Hitler: Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers (Hamburg: Cigaretten Bilderdienst Hamburg/Bahrenfeld, 1936)/Wikimedia Commons.

35. Hitler Found War To Be a Pleasant Experience

After his frustrations in civilian life, struggling to earn a living making postcards and painting watercolors, he found the discipline of the military to be invigorating. War seemed to be a heroic undertaking, with values like comradeship and a common enemy.

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