The Fuhrer's family tree today no longer causes almost any controversy. Although at one time there were many versions regarding its origin. One of them attributed to Hitler Jewish origin.
Genealogical roots
The official census indicates that Adolf was born in Austria in April 1889. There is a version that his father, Alois Schicklgruber, was illegitimate and bore his mother's surname until the age of 14. Later, his mother married a certain I. G. Hidler (over time, this surname has changed a little), and under this surname Alois already began his youthful life, i.e. Adolf himself was already born into a family of full-fledged Hitlers.
The stepfather belonged to a family of Jews of Czech origin. Naturally, he had nothing to do with Adolf's family tree. In 1928, after a series of investigations, a theory emerged that Adolf's grandfather could have been a Jew. Most opponents of Hitler's political convictions happily supported this version, trying to discredit his personality and raise the question of his membership in the SS. Gaps in the biography of the German Fuehrer contributed to the strengthening of this theory. However, having raised the secret archives, historians came to the conclusion that there are no Jewish roots in Hitler's family. And today this version is recognized as official, completely refuting the Jewish origin of the Fuhrer. After a detailed study of the declassified documents, it was established that only Austrians were in Hitler's family tree for several generations.
Social background
Hitler was always reluctant to describe his childhood. His family did not stand out in any way. Mother is an ordinary housewife, father is a government official. Given Hitler's ambitions, social status played a huge role in his life. His paternal ancestors were from peasants. And only thanks to the stepfather, it was later possible to talk about a certain status of the family. In order not to make this information public, the information was carefully hidden both by Hitler himself and by his entourage. Quite a few interesting facts about how Hitler tried to exalt himself to unexplained heights can be found in the writings of Werner Mather. Considering the Jews "inferior" race, he categorically denied the presence of any impurities in his blood, especially Jewish. Many modern historians claimthat it was precisely the desire to exalt his race that contributed to the formation of an inferiority complex, which at the end of this whole story led to tragic consequences.
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