A young Hitler cheers the start of World War I
This image shows young Adolf Hitler excited about World War One. In the photo, the soldiers are not too keen on starting a war with another country, but Hitler looks delighted. Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who became the dictator of Germany from 1933 until he died in 1945.
Under his dictatorship, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on September 1, 1939, and was closely involved in military operations throughout the war. His main offense was his impact on the Holocaust, which is the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.