Adolf Hitler was a man full of self-indulgent and abominable acts towards others - a man who, even to this day, has destroyed his reputation. The majority of Hitler's actions were full of artifice. Everything about this man was bad. Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 at Gastof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, an Austrian town near the border of Bavaria, Germany. Hitler's parents were Alois Hitler and Klara Hitler née Pölzl. Although Adolf was the fourth child in his family, he was the first child to survive childhood. His two siblings born after him, Edmund and Paula, also survived their early childhood. At the age of three (1892), Adolf and his family moved to Passau, Germany, where Hitler acquired his distinctive Lower Bavarian dialect. Two years later, the family moved to Leonding, Austria. As a child of 6, Adolf attended the state-funded Volksschule school. One day, he discovered among his father's belongings a picture book filled with information about the Franco-Prussian War. This book intrigued Adolf and he became obsessed with war. Adolf's life was turned upside down when on February 2, 1900, Adolf's younger brother, Edmund, died of measles. Edmund's death greatly affected Adolf. Instead of being a confident, outgoing, and excellent student, he became moody, detached, and moody who often argued with his father and teachers. This unacceptable behavior stuck with him for years. Hitler's father had a successful career as a customs inspector stationed in Braunau am Inn. His career was so successful that he wanted his son to follow the same profession. So, Alois Hitler took Adolf to the customs office for a visit. Hitler's father...... middle of paper ......http://www.worldwar2aces.com/iron-cross.htmHakim, Joy A History of Us: War, Peace, and all that Jazz 1995 Oxford University Press Inc. p. 84 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_HeydrichAyer, Eleanor The Importance of Adolf Hitler's Lucent Books, 1996 p. 61 Stoley, Richard B. Life: Our Century in Pictures for Young People Little, Brown and Company 2000 p. 87Myers, Walter Dean The Diary of Scott Pendleton Collins: A Soldier in World War II Scholastic 1999http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground -bunker ?catId=14Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of Adolph Hitler Random House New York 1961Osborne, Mary Pope My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck Scholastic Inc. New York 2000Hakim, Joy A History of the United States: War, Peace and All That Jazz Oxford University Press 1995 p. 107