Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau- am -Inn, Austria.
located near the Austrian- Germany border. His father Alois, worked as a customs officer on the.
border crossing. His mother Klara, had previously given birth to two other children, Ida and.
Gustav. However they both died in infancy. Adolf attended school at the age of six and his family.
lived in several different villages around the town of Linz, east of Braunau. By this time Adolf.
had a young brother who lived until the age of six. In 1896, Klara gave birth to his sister Paula,.
who will outlive him. Adolf grew up with a poor school record and eventually dropped out. He.
had an ambition of becoming an artist and between the ages of 16- 19 Hitler didn't work to help.
out the family or formally study. Nevertheless, he gained an interest in history and politics as well.
Alois Hitler died when Hitler was 13 and his mother raised him and his sister by herself. Klara.
died when Hitler was 19, and from then onwards, he had no relatives willing or able to support.
him.1909,Hitler left his home to seek his fortune in Vienna. Hitler's desire was to study art,.
especially architecture. Unfortunately, he failed twice. He applied to The Academy of Fine Arts.
twice and was not excepted. Within a years time, he was living in homeless shelters and standing.
in line at soup kitchens. He refused to take regular employment so ha had several odd jobs. One.
of these was painting advertisements on postcards. After this he completely isolated himself from.
his family and friends. He began to wander throughout he streets of Vienna. Still, he continued to.
keep up on current events. He extensively read newspapers, pamphlets, secondhand books and.
information from coffeeshop talk. He then came across an outspoken writer whose racist and.
anti-Semitic ideology impressed Hitler. Politically, he began to have strong nationalism and traces.
of anti- Marxism which would be the basis of his new regime.
