ADOLF HITLER 1. THE BEGINNING At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy, Adolf attended church regularly and sang in the local choir. One day he carved a symbol into the bench, which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a good student. He received good marks in most of his classes. However, in his last year of school he failed German and Mathematics, and only…
