Was Hitler a true blue German or was he a Jew himself?

Answer 1

First of all, German is a nationality type and Judism is a religion. But if you mean was Hitler a Jewish person, the answer is that there has been no proof of him being Jewish. But there is proof that Hilter had a grandfather that probably was Jewish. Hilter wasn't German either, he was Austrian. That is why he wasn't blond or looked like a blue eyed German.

Answer 2

Hitler was not sure who his paternal grandfather was, but it was probably either Johann Georg Hiedler or his brother Johann Nepomuk Hiedler. There have been rumours that Hitler was one-quarter Jewish [1] and that his paternal grandmother, Maria Schicklgruber, had become pregnant after working as a servant in a Jewish household in Graz. During the 1920s, the implications of these rumours along with his known family history were politically explosive, especially for the proponent of a racist ideology. Opponents tried to prove that Hitler, the leader of the anti-Semitic Nazi Party, had Jewish or Czech ancestors. Although these rumours were never confirmed, for Hitler they were reason enough to conceal his origins. Soviet propaganda insisted Hitler was a Jew, though more modern research tends to diminish the probability that he had Jewish ancestors.

Answer 3

Hitler was an Austrian not a German

Answer 4

Thank you to Answerer1. Hitler was not sure... he really feared that he was part Jewish... but he was not. As you can imagine, historians (and fanatics) have diligently traced his bloodline since, and he was not at ALL Jewish... But he did fear it, and try to keep his personal ancestry private JUST in case.
Also, although German is actually bloodline (in a sense) and Judaism is a religion, to Hitler Judaism was more than a religion--and much further than the fact that One must be born into Judaism or marry into it (which makes it more exclusive than most religions, even if still more inclusive than most "races" or "ethnicities"), Hitler said that Jewish was a RACE, and to him it was. So... when talking about Hitler and his decisions and fears, we should really remember that to him it WAS a race, and one could not convert away from it (you could be 100% Christian for 2 generations, but still be Jewish, as far as Hitler and the NSDAP--Nazi Party--were concerned).

Answer 5

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria. The town is near to the Austro-German border, and his father, Alois, worked as a customs officer on the border crossing. His mother, Klara, had previously given birth to two other children by Alois, (Gustav and Ida) but they both died in their infancy. Hitler was not Jewish, nor was he particularly religious.

Answer 6

Hitler did no longer certainly hate human beings of the Jewish faith. All he mandatory grew to become right into a sort of Scapegoat, consistent with se. See, Germany grew to become into in such an financial decline after their loss of world conflict 2 and the value of reparations to the French. hence, the German mark grew to become into fully valueless. Now, to spark financial improve, and manage the German human beings, Hitler created someone-friendly enemy for them to hate. The Jewish human beings. the reason he provided for them to hate them, grew to become into because of the fact it grew to become into the Jewish people who have been nonetheless helpful at the same time as all and sundry else grew to become into so detrimental. This brought about a boycott of all Jewish shops via the now forming Nazi occasion, which led the Jews right into a decline. As Hitler gained extra skill interior the government and at last grew to become the Chancellor, then changing the call of the area to 'Der Fuhrer,' he exercised his skill and saved up with offering Jews as a Scapegoat. of direction, Jews weren't the only ones that have been sent off to the concentration camps. It grew to become into exceedingly lots all people who he did no longer like. That secure the mentally retarded, and the Gypsies. Hitler allied with all of those different international locations, because of the fact he mandatory to. He had the theory that 'The Enemy of my enemy, is my chum.' however if he had his way, he'd in all probability at last kill off various the Islamic leaders besides. ---Apologies for the long winded explanation, this is basically that many human beings do no longer understand the totally reason and that i had to get the main out of it.

Answer 7

To be German is a nationality. Even the Jews that he persecuted were Germans (some of them). Does it matter whether or not he was a Jew? There are tons of people who hate their own kind and he certainly would not be the first.

Answer 8

He was an Austrian, a mere corporal in the first world war

Answer 9

Hitler was an Austrian. It is rumor that one of his grandfathers may have been Jewish.

Answer 10

He was a mixture of German-Czech. Contrary to popular myth he did not have Jewish ancestors.