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==Birth and pre political life==
==Birth and pre political life==
He was born in 1889 in [[Austria]]. His mother was his father's niece, and the incestuous relationship may have impacted development of Hitler's psychopathic nature. Later on Hitler became involved with his own niece, and this appears to have been a pattern in Hitler's family extending back several generations and explains Hitler's attitudes about intermarriage.
He was born in 1889 in [[Austria]]. His mother was his father's niece, and the incestuous relationship may have impacted development of Hitler's psychopathic nature. Later on Hitler became involved with his own niece, and this appears to have been a pattern in Hitler's family extending back several generations and explains Hitler's attitudes about intermarriage. <ref>Gunther, John, ''Inside Europe'', New York: Harper, 1939.</ref>
After leaving home he worked as an artisan painter. Hitler did not do particularly well in school, leaving formal education in 1905. Unable to settle to a regular job, he drifted. He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. He immigrated to [[Germany]] and served as an enlisted soldier in the Imperial Bavarian Army in [[World War I]], and gained the rank of corporal. He won several awards for bravery, including the Iron Cross First Class.
After leaving home he worked as an artisan painter. Hitler did not do particularly well in school, leaving formal education in 1905. Unable to settle to a regular job, he drifted. He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. He immigrated to [[Germany]] and served as an enlisted soldier in the Imperial Bavarian Army in [[World War I]], and gained the rank of corporal. He won several awards for bravery, including the Iron Cross First Class.