We all know that Hitler was the initiator of World War II and was the German Führer during World War II. For this man, everyone will unconsciously unite him with the German fascists, but in fact, Hitler was not a native of Germany, for a long time he was Austrian. He had been an Austrian much longer than a German. Let's now look at how Hitler, who was an Austrian, was called Chancellor of Germany.
Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria, which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Hitler always dreamed of being a painter when he was young, and he also went to Vienna to pursue his dream of being a painter, which ended in failure. Later, Hitler ran to Munich, Germany, and continued to pursue his dream of becoming a painter in Germany, but in the end he had to wander. After the outbreak of World War I, Hitler in Germany was recalled to military service by Austria-Hungary. However, Hitler was very disgusted with the German-Austro-Hungarian Empire**, so he pretended to be sick and failed the medical examination. However, some people said that his physical fitness was not good, and he did not pass the physical examination later. In any case, he did not support Austria-Hungary. However, after the start of World War I, Hitler spent almost all of his life in Germany.
Although Hitler did not support Austria-Hungary, he strongly supported Germany. So he became a volunteer and became a member of the German ** team. During the war, Hitler showed great bravery and won a medal".Iron Cross of the Order of the First Degree" and one "Iron Cross of the Second Degree."”。For an ordinary soldier, it is very powerful to receive these medals. Later, after Hitler was wounded, while recuperating, Germany surrendered. He has always been haunted by this matter, after all, he feels that he is playing well and Germany is also very strong. Therefore, he could not accept the surrender of Germany.
After the end of World War I, Hitler joined the regime during the investigation of the German Workers' Party and renamed the party the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which translates to the Nazi Party. Many people know what happened next, and under his leadership, the Nazi Party became stronger and stronger. After a failed coup d'état in the beer hall, he began to take power peacefully, and finally won a majority in the parliament and became Chancellor of Germany. Later, Hitler began to expand his armaments, and finally World War II broke out, and Hitler led Germany to a point of no return.
This is the general introduction of Hitler. However, there is one thing that is easy to overlook, that is, when did Hitler become German, and why the Germans easily accepted the Austrian Hitler as their chancellor. After all, Germany and Austria are two completely different countries.
Let's take a look at when Hitler became German. Hitler arrived in Munich as an Austrian, and it was not until 1932 that Hitler was officially granted German citizenship as a German. If we take a closer look at this time, we can see that it was not far from Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany. In this way, Hitler struggled in Germany as an Austrian for a long time. If you count it,Hitler was an Austrian for 43 years and a German for 22 years. Hitler spent much longer as an Austrian than he did as a German.
Now let's look at why the Germans were so receptive to the Austrians. The reason for this is related to the history of the two countries.
Germany and Austria belonged to the same country before, and this country was the Holy Roman Empire, and the main people of this empire were the Germanic peoples. The Holy Roman Empire was founded in 962. However, in 911, it was the Kingdom of East Francia. It was later changed to the Holy Roman Empire. It was not until 1806, forced by Napoleon, that Franz II renounced the title of Holy Roman Emperor, which meant the official end of the Holy Roman Empire. That is, this empire is probably more than 900 years old.
The Holy Roman Empire began to decline in the 14th century, and the emperor was unable to control the state, which was controlled by many powerful princes. Even the Holy Roman Emperor was elected. At that time, there were so many princes in the Holy Roman Empire that it was normal to say that there were hundreds. That's why there are so many princes and princesses in Europe.
Over time, the Holy Roman Empire had two powerful princesPrussia and Austria。The two princes continued to annex other vassal states, and their strength became stronger and stronger. By posthumous times in the second half of the 19th century, Prussia was a little stronger than Austria. Prussia decided to unify all of Germany. Under normal circumstances, Austria is also part of Germany. However, during the Austro-Prussian War, Austria was defeated and forced to withdraw from so-called Germany. In this way, Prussia unified Germany except Austria and changed its name to the German Empire, which is the origin of modern Germany.
Let's talk about Austria again. At the time of its development, Austria annexed many places inhabited by other ethnic groups, and the ethnic composition within its territory was very complex. Of course, the two main peoples in Austria were the Germans and the Hungarians, and later Austria changed the name of the country to Austria-Hungary in order to win over the Hungarians. Austria was only a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, except that they controlled the whole of Austria.
During World War I, Germany and Austria-Hungary were allies. After the end of World War I, both countries were defeated. We are relatively clear about Germany's punishment, mainly ceding land, paying reparations, restricting military development, and so on. However, the punishment for Austria-Hungary was more severe. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved before the end of World War I. Due to the large number of ethnic groups in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, these ethnic groups took advantage of the war to carry out independence movements, and by the end of the war, all ethnic groups were basically independent, and the Germanic people of Austria could no longer lead other peoples. During the Paris Peace Conference, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also recognized. The two countries of Germany and Austria officially appeared.
Let's start by looking at these two countries. Both countries were previously Holy Roman Empire, and after about 900 years in one country, the history is the same. Moreover, the main ethnic groups of these two countries were Germanic peoples, and according to the principle of national freedom proposed by Wilson in the United States at that time, they had the opportunity to become a nation. Of course, this was limited by the League of Nations and could never be merged. However, although they cannot merge, because the history and nationality are exactly the same, people do not think that the other party is an outsider at all, and they are more recognized. It is precisely because of this that Hitler easily joined the German ** team.
After the end of World War I, since both countries were defeated countries, they needed a strong person to lead the country to rise. That's why Hitler was able to take advantage of the opportunity to rise and take control of Germany. In fact, not to mention Hitler, even someone else from Austria could become a German chancellor and lead Germany to war. After all, the situation in Germany created such a person as Hitler.
According to the current laws of various countries, Hitler could not be called Chancellor of Germany. After all, the minimum requirements for the head of state in many countries are citizens born in their own country, or have lived in their own country for more than a few decades. Hitler was not satisfied with this at all.