Adolf Hitler was an Austrian man, who became one of the worlds worst men in history. He was the leader of the notorious Nazi German party, and the force behind the war machine that Germany became in the 1940's. It took him a few years to get power, but he eventually did it all almost entirely legally. in 1928, 12 members of the Nazi party were elected into the Reichstag. By 1932, Hitler's party held 230 seats, which made them the majority party. The then president, Hindenburg, refused to give Hitler the position of Chancellor at this point. In 1933, after the Reichstag fire, Hitlers' party had 288 seats, and hitler had gained the position of Chancellor, only because Hindenburg was trying to use him as a tool against the Communists. Hitler then began putting things in place, and creating groups such as the Gestapo (secret police). in 1934, a night known as the night of the long knives, saw many people die. These people included anyone who opposed him, all socialists, and Ernst Rohn, who was the leader of the S.A. A month later Hindenburg dies, and with a most likely rigged election, Hitler became the President.
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