Adolf Hitler Part 1: Birth of a Führer
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Hitler's Father, a Jew
Until recently, historians believe there could be a chance that hitler had partly jewish heritage. More recent research shows this is a claim without dence. The rumor first emerges right out of hitler's inner circle. After the second world war, senior natsy officials are rounded up and brought before a court atthe nuremberg trials. A man called hans frank claims to have intimate knowledge about hitler's background having worked as hitler's own attorney. Frank alleges that hitler's grandmother, maria shickel gruber, had worked for a time as a housekeeper for a jewish family. It was the son of this jewish family, according to frank
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