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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

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Adolf Hitler as he appeared on his NDSAP membership card. Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

34. Germany’s Defeat Embittered Him

When Germany surrendered in 1918, he staunchly believed that Marxists had infiltrated the Germany government, causing the defeat. The Treaty of Versailles, which negotiated the terms of the war’s end, was the ultimate betrayal. Despite his Austrian citizenship, he became a staunch German patriot and nationalist.

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