The author of the book on the rise of Hitler has revealed several secrets of the leader of the Nazis.
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler did his best to hide the "inconvenient" facts of his biography as much as possible, writes the British tabloid Daily Mail. However, a British writer opened the veil of secrecy.
At the age of 12, he was a morose bully who had no friends. Mathematics and history were difficult for him. And the only hobby was drawing.
A little later, he believed that he was controlled by some "dark forces". He stopped looking after himself and turned into a dirty tramp with long matted hair, a combed beard and leaky shoes.
But then, to go to the front of the First World War, he had to hide his hard-hitting past, the author of the book writes. And then, when he began to take an interest in politics, all these facts had to be forgotten forever so that people saw only "a person similar to the Messiah."
The chain of lies, as the author of the book writes, stretches back from the father of the Nazi leader - Alois, who took the changed name of his stepfather. The future leader of the Nazis had a tense relationship with the parent - the father was strict, often, as the publication writes with reference to the author of the book, found fault with his son. His mother was a relative of his father - so Hitler preferred not to mention this family secret.
Then there were several crossings - first to the very border with Austria, then to the vicinity of Austrian Linz. The future Nazi leader changed schools several times, and none aroused his interest. According to his only childhood friend, quoted by the publication, “he was aggressive. I hated school, teachers, my classmates and blamed them for everything."
The first great love of the future Nazi leader was the girl Stephanie Isak, whom he saw in Linz. However, when it became clear that she loves dancing, Hitler flatly refused to go to learn to dance, arguing that "when she becomes his wife, she will lose this stupid hobby." He even tried to commit suicide because of her, however, the fear of approaching her turned out to be stronger than the fear of death. The only thing that Hitler was enough for was to write her long letters and poems and put them in a drawer, the author of the book writes.
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Hitler became interested in drawing as a teenager and twice tried to enter the Vienna School of Art. However, his abilities did not cause delight in the selection committee. It was the Vienna period of Hitler's life that is credited with the formation of his anti-Semitic views. However, according to the publication, citing the author of the book, two of Hitler's close friends were Jews. And the future leader of the Nazis developed hatred of this people a little later.
In 1913, he was declared unfit for military service. In his conclusion, it was written "unsuitable for military service - cannot fulfill his duty, is too weak, unable to handle weapons," the article says. However, after the outbreak of war with Russia, Hitler volunteered for the front. After returning, he had already become a completely different person and chose to forget about many facts of his life forever.
Ekaterina GABEL
