Military career of Adolf Hitler (English Wikipedia)

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Guard duty at a POW camp to the East, near the Austrian border. The prisoners were Russian, and Hitler had volunteered for the posting. Shirer 1960, p. 34; Toland 1976, p. xx. Shirer, William L. (1960). The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-671-62420-0. Toland, John (1976). Adolf Hitler. New York: Doubleday & Company. ISBN 978-0-385-03724-2.
John Toland suggests that Hitler's assignment to this department was partially a reward for his "exemplary" service in the front lines, and partially because the responsible officer felt sorry for Hitler as having no friends, but being very willing to do whatever the army required. Toland 1976, p. xx. Toland, John (1976). Adolf Hitler. New York: Doubleday & Company. ISBN 978-0-385-03724-2.

Compare:Koebner, Thomas, ed. (1989). "Bruder Hitler": Autoren des Exils und des Widerstands sehen den "Führer" des Dritten Reiches ['Brother Hitler': Authors of the exile and of the resistance on the 'Fuhrer' of the Third Reich]. Heyne Sachbuch. Heyne. p. 21. ISBN 9783453033856. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Frage: Warum ist dieser 'Führer' viereinhalb Kriegsjahre lang ewig nur Gefreiter geblieben? Es war Mangel an Unteroffizieren; trotzdem sagte sein Kompanieführer: 'Diesen Hysteriker mache ich niemals zum Unteroffizier!' [Question: Why did this 'Fuehrer' remain a mere Lance-Corporal for four and a half long years of war? There was a shortage of non-commissioned officers; nevertheless his company commander said: 'I will never make this hysterical man a non-com!']
Stein 2002, p. 26. Stein, George (2002) [1966]. The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cerberus Publishing. ISBN 978-1841451008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

Alberge 2010 Alberge, Dalya (16 August 2010). "Adolf Hitler a war hero? Anything but, said first world war comrades". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 17:20-18:30. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
Alberge 2010 Alberge, Dalya (16 August 2010). "Adolf Hitler a war hero? Anything but, said first world war comrades". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 18:30-19:30. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 20:00-22:00. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
Stein 2002, p. 26. Stein, George (2002) [1966]. The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cerberus Publishing. ISBN 978-1841451008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 17:20-18:30. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 18:30-19:30. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
Childers, Thomas (2001). "The Weimar Republic and the Rise of the Nazi Party". A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition. Episode 3. The Great Courses. Event occurs at 20:00-22:00. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.