Hitler Legends and the Fall

When I was just thirteen, I learned of the atrocities allegedly committed by Hitler, the German Reich's existence of a Totalitarian state (1933-1945). I had just entered high school as a first-year student, and we were shown a documentary on the concentration and labor camps of the forties. My first thought at just thirteen was, how could this happen? Over the years, I learned that Hitler was one of the biggest impostors in all history. He failed at everything he did early in life until, one day, Hitler discovered a hidden talent for giving political speeches to large crowds. He never paid taxes, did not work a day in his life outside of being a tyrant, was not a family person, and left no heirs. He was a total failure as a human being. How these accidents in history happened is a question I have always had growing up. The answer to these accident questions was well-orchestrated acting, propaganda, deception, and lies. After twelve years, the Allied forces were closing in on Hiller in his bunker, and he decided to “go straight” and marry Eva Anna Paula Hitler. The very next day, Hitler put a bullet in his head, leaving no explanation. Today, we can learn from history, although unwise we might be, by not condemning ourselves to repeating the past. Dana Morton