Here’s What You Need to Remember: Hitler wasted no time leading his country into a genocidal war. An entirely accommodating prison term had prepared him. On April 1, 1924, 34-year-old Adolf Hitler — a ...

Adolf Hitler entered his underground study with his wife, Eva Braun. He had already said farewell to his servants and poisoned his dog. Gasoline for his cremation had been sent for. He had his pistol.

Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Adolf Hitler giving speech at the terrace of Royal Castle of the Lustgarten of Berlin, during his election campaign, circa 1920 Adolf Hitler giving speech at the ...