The Wolf's Lair

When Adolf Hitler came onto the scene, he claimed that he would be the best ruler that Germany had ever seen. He claimed that he would revert the country back to its once state of greatness. He would have been one of the greatest rulers of all time if he would not have started the Holocaust. It was not as if the people of Germany had no idea what Hitler was capable of. He wrote down all of the gruesome things he would do to create a pure race if he became a ruler. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf while he was in prison for treason committed after the First World War for five years. In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler explains the final solution to the Jewish problem. He outlines all of his plans in the book, and was a best seller in Germany.

Hans Mommsen’s book, From Weimar to Auschwitz, presented an interesting look at Hitler within the Nazi Party. The overriding themes in the chapter “Hitler’s Position in the Nazi System” were the stubbornness and charisma of Hitler and the chaos within the Nazi Party. The weak leadership of Hitler along with the inability to concentrate power to one position helped lead the Third Reich to be a very frenzied and unorganized government.

The book is broken into five sections. The first section tells the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. This was the German codename for the invasion Russia. Although the Germans managed to capture vast amounts of territory, the Soviet military was able to halt the German advance. To regain the momentum, Hitler decides to proceed with the capture of Stalingrad. In addition to gaining access to the fuel in the Caucasus Mountains from the capture of the city, Hitler would destroy the city that bears the name of Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin.

Bullocks’ biography instead of concentrating on only the most notable events in Hitler’s life focuses also on the events which shaped Hitler’s ideas and made him into the man he eventually became. Adolf Hitler was born and in the neighborhood of Linz, a town in northern Austria. As an adolescent he was a below average student and showed signs of laziness and an inability to function as a productive member of society. He spent two years idle in Linz, where he pondered an

The sources I will be comparing will be Hitler: 1936-1945 by Ian Kershaw and The war against the Jews 1933-1945 by Lucy Dawsidowicz. This is because they both focus on different things: Kershaw on Hitler, and Dawisdowicz on the Holocaust. This way, we can get a

World War II was arguably the largest global conflict in history, and in my opinion, it’s also the most interesting. The majority of it took place in the Eastern Hemisphere, with the United States only joining for the last four years. The American public wished to avoid war after experiencing the effects of World War 1, but were dragged into conflict by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. I never understood why Japan thought bombing the United States would have any beneficial outcomes for them, and I thought reading this book would give me a good understanding. As for taking this course, although studying history isn’t one of my passions, it seems like an interesting and fun hobby. Also, I think how humanity evolved to its current state should be universally known, and taking this course over regular World History would give me a better understanding of it.

“The battle [is also] known by different names. The Germans [called it] ‘Operation Watch on the Rhine’, while the French [called] it ‘Battle of the Ardennes’. [American and Britain] called it the Ardennes Counteroffensive.” The main goal for the Germans for this offensive was to split the British and American forces in half and capture the port city of Antwerp. This would “cause an encirclement of four allied armies and [force] a peace negotiation” (Cirillo). The Germans almost had complete surprise when the offensive was launched on “December 16th, 1944, at 05:30” and the offensive start with “an artillery barrage of over 1,600 artillery pieces.” The assault took place across an “80 mile front [that] the 6th Panzer Army had to cover” (Quarrie 1). “The attack was led by one of the best equipped German divisions on the western front, the 1st SS Panzer Division.” This was the lead unit for the 6th Panzer Army and was the lead division for the assault. The 26th Infantry was covering the part of the front where the push started. They were caught completely by surprise. “Equipped with only 32 M4 tanks, 57 anti-tank guns and thousands of battle-weary men” (MacDonald 1). The initial assault went well for the Germans and they break through the thinly defended American lines. Just “20 hours in [from the start of the assault] German forces are just 55 miles out from their objective”. By this time the casualty rate is below from what the

1947 Dusseldorf, Germany, Garrison Hitler runs away at the age of seventeen after witnessing all of the horrible events his father has committed and his parents death. Garrison has always been the odd one out ever since he was young he was exceptionally smart very athletic and was very charismatic except he had always been very fond of jews his father and friends always thought he was crazy for associating with them but he still talked to them until 1939 everything changed. His father had started taking all jewish people to concentration camps at this time Garrison was angry that his friends were disappearing one by one,everyone either feared him or loved him. After a week or two he was fed up so he asked his father what was going on his father

Hitler opens this chapter describing his dislike for how the future is moving towards a "peaceful contest of nations." Where instead of competing using violence, countries act like private citizens, cutting the ground from each other's feet and claiming it is harmless. The chapter then turns to Hitler's interest in war, describing his interest in the Boer war, the Ruso-Japanese war, and his position on World War I. He finds soldiers to be extremely heroic and tend to be more valuable than politicians, which he hates. His hatred of politicians stems from two policies he sees in the government: they spoon-feed their citizens news of a victory instead of letting them celebrate it, and the governments attitude towards Marxism. He believes Marxism

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889. He had an interest in fine arts and tried to get into the Academy of Fine Arts, but was rejected, and became homeless. As a result, he didn’t have an informal life. Hitler was in the German army for four years, and got rewarded for bravery. In addition, he became the leader of the National Socialism German Workers ' party that later was called the Nazi. He was anti-Marxist in addition to Stalin’s party. Hitler however, was charged of treason for trying to seize power by violence, and was sent to jail. During his time in jail, he wrote a book according to, Holocaust History, Hitler wrote “second Bible in Nazi Germany”. After Hitler got out of jail, he wanted to restore Germany’s power.

During the Battle of the Bulge, Adolf Hitler was caught off guard by the American forces. He was basically “sleeping” on the job. For the American forces, the general was Dwight D. Eisenhower. He is the same Dwight D. Eisenhower that led the D-Day Invasion, and a future president. George S. Patton moved his army to the “Third Army of Bastogne”, to move up. After this move, this “led to the neutralization of the German counteroffensive despite heavy casualties.” They had to change the game plan. During the Battle of the Bulge, three German armies led one of the deadliest and bloodiest attacks of the war in the west.it should be a day to be remembered. After this, the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes allied forces.” While this fighting

The Battle of The Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the largest battle fought by the U.S. Army and started December 19, 1944 and was the last major offensive the axis army launched(C-1). More than 200,000 German troops and nearly 1,000 tanks launched off to reverse the ebb in Hitler's fortune(A-1). The death toll was insanely high and every step you took there was a body sure enough within 10 feet of you. But the attack was a surprise to the allies with several ignored warnings that the Germans were going to strike. But some of the generals distrusted the plan and did not think that it could work, advising Hitler not to attack now and to wait, but Hitler, Hitler didn't care about what anyone thought, he thought one thing and that was victory as soon as possible. So the Germans advanced with an attempt to split the allied armies in the northwest by

Nearing the end of World War II and after the successful D-Day invasion by Allied Forces, Adolf Hitler would personally plan a counteroffensive he believed would turn the tied of the war in his favor and prevent his unconditional surrender. Historically known as the Battle of the Bulge, the Ardennes Counteroffensive, from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, would showcase the power of a full-scale German offensive while highlighting the ingenuity and heart of the United States Army as they encountered a seemingly undefeatable foe.

Nazi’s had occupied France at the time and had taken control. France was part of the allied forces and was under attack by the Nazi’s. As part of the Allied Powers America, Canada, and Great Britain came to the rescue. Dwight Eisenhower was the leader behind this invasion. In December 1943, Eisenhower was put in charge of Operation Overlord – the long waited for attack on mainland Europe. Such an attack would require detailed and meticulous planning which is why Eisenhower was picked to lead this plan by the combined chief of staffs. In excerpts from General Eisenhower’s document the Order of The Day which he gave to the soldiers on D-Day he states In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. / But this is the year 1944!/The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory!(Eisenhower 1944). General Eisenhower explains that the allies should come together, and they will bring forth destruction upon the Germans. He also states that in the document they will force the Nazi’s out of Europe and France will be freed. Eisenhower

It pays a great deal of attention to what was going on outside the bunker and provides fascinating accounts of what was happening to other Nazi leaders, such as Himmler, Goering, Speer, Doenitz, and many others. It also does an excellent job of placing Hitler's last days within the fuller context of both Nazi and 20th-century German history.