he was the leader of germany’s nazi party, was one of the most powerful and notorious dictators of the 20th century. hitler capitalized on economic woes, popular discontent and political infighting to take absolute power in germany beginning in 1933. adolf was born on april 20, 1889 in braunau am in, a small australian town near the austrian german frontier . after his father, alois, retired as a state customs official, young adolf spent most of his childhood in linz, the capital of upper austria.... etc
