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Hitler claimed that Jews were enemies of the Aryan race. He held them responsible for Austria's crisis. He also identified certain forms of socialism and bolshevism, which had many Jewish leaders, as Jewish movements, merging his antisemitism with anti-Marxism. He later blamed Germany's military defeat in World War I on the 1918 revolutions and he considered Jews the culprits of Germany's downfall and economic problems. | Hitler claimed that Jews were enemies of the Aryan race. He held them responsible for Austria's crisis. He also identified certain forms of socialism and bolshevism, which had many Jewish leaders, as Jewish movements, merging his antisemitism with anti-Marxism. He later blamed Germany's military defeat in World War I on the 1918 revolutions and he considered Jews the culprits of Germany's downfall and economic problems. | ||
In 1913, Hitler moved to Munich, where he became more interested in architecture | In 1913, Hitler moved to Munich, where he became more interested in architecture. When Germany entered World War I in August 1914, he asked permission to serve in a Bavarian regiment. This request was granted, and Adolf Hitler enlisted in the Bavarian Army. | ||
===World War I=== | ===World War I=== | ||
Adolf Hitler served in France and Belgium in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment. He served on the Western Front in a relatively safe job, since he was based at regimental headquarters, several miles from the Front. He was present at a number of major battles on the Western Front, including the First Battle of Ypres, Batthe of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, and the Battle of Passchendaele. The Battle of Ypres (October 1914) saw approximately 40,000 men killed in 20 days, and Hitler's own company of 250 reduced to 42. It is likely that this experience drove Hitler to become aloof and withdrawn for the remaining years of war. | Adolf Hitler served in France and Belgium in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment. He served on the Western Front in a relatively safe job, since he was based at regimental headquarters, several miles from the Front. He was present at a number of major battles on the Western Front, including the First Battle of Ypres, Batthe of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, and the Battle of Passchendaele. The Battle of Ypres (October 1914) saw approximately 40,000 men killed in 20 days, and Hitler's own company of 250 reduced to 42. It is likely that this experience drove Hitler to become aloof and withdrawn for the remaining years of war. | ||