HolocaustHolocaust

Created byJeremy Muñiz

CIS 101 13 Apr 07

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Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler► At half past six on the At half past six on the

evening of April 20th, 1889, evening of April 20th, 1889, an innocent child was born in an innocent child was born in the small town of Braunau the small town of Braunau Am Inn, Austria. The name of Am Inn, Austria. The name of the child was the child was Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler. He . He was the son a Customs was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. Initially Alois third wife Klara. Initially Alois had taken his mother's had taken his mother's name, Schicklgruber, but name, Schicklgruber, but changed it in 1876 and changed it in 1876 and became Hiedler, or Hitler. became Hiedler, or Hitler. 

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Rise toRise to PowerPower► Adolf Hitler already showed Adolf Hitler already showed

traits that characterized his later traits that characterized his later life: inability to establish life: inability to establish ordinary human relationships, ordinary human relationships, intolerance and hatred of intolerance and hatred of especially the Jews, a tendency especially the Jews, a tendency toward denunciatory outbursts, toward denunciatory outbursts, readiness to live in a fantasy-readiness to live in a fantasy-world and so to escape his world and so to escape his failure.failure.

► So Hitler went to Munich, So Hitler went to Munich, Germany and when World War I Germany and when World War I began in 1914, he volunteered began in 1914, he volunteered for service in the German army. for service in the German army. Hitler was twice decorated for Hitler was twice decorated for bravery, but only rose to the bravery, but only rose to the rank of corporal. When World rank of corporal. When World War I ended Hitler was in a War I ended Hitler was in a hospital recovering from hospital recovering from temporary blindness possibly temporary blindness possibly caused by a poison gas attack. caused by a poison gas attack.

Beginning of the NazisBeginning of the Nazis► In 1920, Hitler joined the National Socialist German Workers Party known as In 1920, Hitler joined the National Socialist German Workers Party known as

the Nazis. The Nazis called for all Germans, even those in other countries, to the Nazis. The Nazis called for all Germans, even those in other countries, to unite into one nation; they called for a strong central government; and they unite into one nation; they called for a strong central government; and they called for the cancellation of the Versailles Treaty. Hitler became leader of the called for the cancellation of the Versailles Treaty. Hitler became leader of the Nazi party and built up membership quickly, mostly because of his powerful Nazi party and built up membership quickly, mostly because of his powerful speaking ability.speaking ability.

► Adolf Hitler endorsed the fall of the Weimar Republic, and declared at a public Adolf Hitler endorsed the fall of the Weimar Republic, and declared at a public rally on October 30, 1923 that he was prepared to march on Berlin to rid the rally on October 30, 1923 that he was prepared to march on Berlin to rid the government of the Communists and the Jews. On November 8, 1923, Hitler government of the Communists and the Jews. On November 8, 1923, Hitler held a rally at a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a revolution. The following held a rally at a Munich beer hall and proclaimed a revolution. The following day, he led 2,000 armed "brown-shirts" in an attempt to take over the day, he led 2,000 armed "brown-shirts" in an attempt to take over the Bavarian government.Bavarian government.

This putsch was resisted and put down by the police, after more than a dozen This putsch was resisted and put down by the police, after more than a dozen were killed in the fighting. Hitler suffered a broken and dislocated arm in the were killed in the fighting. Hitler suffered a broken and dislocated arm in the melee, was arrested, and was imprisoned at Landsberg. He received a five-melee, was arrested, and was imprisoned at Landsberg. He received a five-year sentence.year sentence.

Hitler served only nine months of his five-year term. While in prison, he wrote Hitler served only nine months of his five-year term. While in prison, he wrote the first volume of Mein Kampf. It was partly an autobiographical book the first volume of Mein Kampf. It was partly an autobiographical book although filled with glorified inaccuracies, self-serving half-truths and outright although filled with glorified inaccuracies, self-serving half-truths and outright revisionism which also detailed his views on the future of the German people.revisionism which also detailed his views on the future of the German people.

Beginning of WW IIBeginning of WW II► In Hitler's mind, murdering millions In Hitler's mind, murdering millions

of Jews could only be accomplished of Jews could only be accomplished under the confusion of war - from under the confusion of war - from the beginning he was planning a the beginning he was planning a war that would engulf Europe ..war that would engulf Europe ..  

► In those early days he often spoke of In those early days he often spoke of how he would deal with the Jews. His how he would deal with the Jews. His favourite words were favourite words were AusrottungAusrottung (extirpation), (extirpation), VernichtungVernichtung (annihilation), (annihilation), EntfernungEntfernung (removal), (removal), AufräumungAufräumung (cleaning up). Thus according to a police (cleaning up). Thus according to a police report of a NSDAP meeting on 6 April report of a NSDAP meeting on 6 April 1920 he declared:1920 he declared:

► ".. we have no intention of being ".. we have no intention of being emotional anti-Semites who want to emotional anti-Semites who want to create the atmosphere of a pogrom. create the atmosphere of a pogrom. Instead, our hearts are filled with an Instead, our hearts are filled with an inexorable determination to attack the inexorable determination to attack the evil at its roots and to extirpate it root evil at its roots and to extirpate it root and branch. In order to reach our goal and branch. In order to reach our goal every means will be justified, even if we every means will be justified, even if we have to make a pact with the devil."have to make a pact with the devil."

The Last Will

As I did not consider that I could take responsibility, during the years of struggle, of contracting a marriage, I have now decided, before the closing of my earthly career, to take as my wife that girl who, after many years of faithful friendship, entered, of her own free will, the practically besieged town in order to share her destiny with me. At her own desire she goes as my wife with me into death. It will compensate us for what we both lost through my work in the service of my people.

What I possess belongs - in so far as it has any value - to the Party. Should this no longer exist, to the State; should the State also be destroyed, no further decision of mine is necessary.

My pictures, in the collections which I have bought in the course of years, have never been collected for private purposes, but only for the extension of a gallery in my home town of Linz on Donau.

It is my most sincere wish that this bequest may be duly executed.

I nominate as my Executor my most faithful Party comrade, Martin Bormann. He is given full legal authority to make all decisions. He is permitted to take out everything that has a sentimental value or is necessary for the maintenance of a modest simple life, for my brothers and sisters, also above all for the mother of my wife and my faithful co-workers who are well known to him, principally my old Secretaries Frau Winter etc. who have for many years aided me by their work.

I myself and my wife - in order to escape the disgrace of deposition or capitulation - choose death. It is our wish to be burnt immediately on the spot where I have carried out the greatest part of my daily work in the course of a twelve years' service to my people.

Given in Berlin, 29th April 1945, 4:00 a.m.Signed:

                         A. Hitler

Signed as witnesses:Dr. Joseph GoebbelsMartin BormannColonel Nicholaus von Below

The Last Known Picture of Adolf The Last Known Picture of Adolf HitlerHitler

So History saw Hitler's prophecy fulfilled, as the handful of remaining Nazis trooped uneasily into his underground study on April 30, 1945, surveyed his still-warm remains slouched on a couch, with blood trickling from the sagging lower jaw, and a gunshot wound in the right temple and sniffed the bitter-almonds smell hanging in the air. Wrapped in a gray army blanket, he was carried up to the shell-blasted Chancellery garden. Gasoline was slopped over him in a reeking crater and ignited while his staff hurriedly saluted and backed down into the shelter.There is footage from May 1945 of Soviet troops searching for Adolf Hitler in the ruins of the Reich chancellery in Berlin. In an adjacent garden, near the emergency exit to Hitler's bunker, lie the charred bodies of the propaganda minister, Dr Joseph Goebbels, and his wife, Magda. The bodies of their six children were in the bunker, their poisoning ordered by their mother.The Soviet troops were led to the bodies of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun and took the bodies with them as they moved west with the Soviet's Third Army. Each night the remains were buried, often in the woods, and then dug up when it was time to move on. Finally, Hitler and Braun were buried behind Smersh's East German headquarters in Magdeburg, and remained for 25 years under a yard later owned by a waste-disposal firm.It was not until 1970 that the remains of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were dug up from Magdeburg and destroyed.Adolf Hitler had founded the Third Reich 12 years and three months before. His goals - the mass murder of the Jews, the establishment of a German Empire based on the conquest of the Soviet Union, the murder of the original inhabitants or their reduction to slaves of the Third Reich. His Nazi Regime led to the annihilation of more than six million Jews in Europe.

The Third Reich would survive him for one week - the nightmare he had unleashed was over .

Holocaust RememberedHolocaust Remembered► OSWIECIM, Poland -- Survivors of OSWIECIM, Poland -- Survivors of

Auschwitz have gone on a poignant Auschwitz have gone on a poignant march past the gas chambers which march past the gas chambers which claimed their fellow prisoners as Europe claimed their fellow prisoners as Europe marked Holocaust memorial day. marked Holocaust memorial day.

► About 700 people, including camp About 700 people, including camp survivors and local Jewish leaders, survivors and local Jewish leaders, walked on Saturday from the Auschwitz-walked on Saturday from the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp's Gate of Death to its Birkenau camp's Gate of Death to its giant memorial wall, past the remains of giant memorial wall, past the remains of the gas chambers and the crematoria. the gas chambers and the crematoria.

► The Nazis killed 1.5 million people in The Nazis killed 1.5 million people in Auschwitz, the highest number at any Auschwitz, the highest number at any camp, before hastily retreating from an camp, before hastily retreating from an advancing Soviet army which liberated advancing Soviet army which liberated Auschwitz on January 27, 1945.Auschwitz on January 27, 1945.

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►Auschwitz-Birkenau camp's Gate of Auschwitz-Birkenau camp's Gate of DeathDeath

Desert Holocaust Memorial

►HE WHO SAVES ONE LIFE HE WHO SAVES ONE LIFE SAVES THE WORLD" SAVES THE WORLD"

THE NAMES OF MORE THAN 12,000 THE NAMES OF MORE THAN 12,000 "RIGHTEOUS GENTILES" "RIGHTEOUS GENTILES"

ARE EMBODIED WITHIN THIS ARE EMBODIED WITHIN THIS PEDESTAL PEDESTAL

"MAY THEIR DEEDS "MAY THEIR DEEDS NEVER BE FORGOTTEN"NEVER BE FORGOTTEN"