Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Adolf was the son of Alois and Klara Hitler. His father was a customs official, and used his mother's last name of Schicklgruber, until he adopted the name Hitler. When his father died in 1903, Adolf was relieved from his constant criticism. Adolf, however, had cherished his mother. Her death in 1907 had a traumatic effect on him. He failed in school, which only raised his …showed first 75 words of 942 total…

…showed last 75 words of 942 total…was the victim of an assassination attempt by a group of his own officers on July 20, 1944. He miraculously survived. With German defenses crumbling in the east and west, Hitler finally realized that he was no longer in control. He appointed Admiral Karl Doenitz as his successor and married his long-time companion Eva Braun. He committed suicide in Berlin on April 30, 1945. This signaled the disintegration of the Third Reich and the end of the Facist era.