During his dictatorship, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then assuming the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. Braunau am Inn, Austro-Hungary (now Austria)Īdolf Hitler ( German: ( listen) 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945.
