Hitler was sentenced for high treason for 5 years. ... Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of the Nazis, was born in Austria just across the border from German Bavaria. ... In April 1940 Germany launched its attack in the west with a surprise invasion of Norway and Denmark, which were neutral states. ...

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Prisoners had to practice taking off caps their and slapping them across their legs in unison. ... He once told a man he could live if he could run barefoot across a pit of red-hot ashes and skulls. Moll laughed and shot him in the head when the desperate man collapsed halfway across. Another example of SS humor was the placing of a ceremonial curtain from a synagogue across the door to the gas chambers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School