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Adolf Hitler

Initials used by the speakers for Adolf Hitler.

About

Adolf Hitler led the Nazi Party and became German chancellor in 1933. After President Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler joined the presidency and chancellorship under the title Führer.

The Nazi state required soldiers and many public workers to swear personal loyalty to Hitler. The initials A.H. in these exchanges name him.

In this interview

The speakers use A.H. or AH while discussing Hitler’s orders, speeches, personal authority, and oaths sworn to him.

Read with care

A.H. and AH are short and aren’t linked automatically. The glossary treats them as Hitler only where the nearby words settle the name.

Exact pages

  • Page 5

    Eichmann discusses the oath he swore to A.H. and compares it with later service oaths.

  • Page 6

    A questioner asks whether A.H. spoke about the Jewish question or gave orders.

  • Page 25

    A questioner asks about Kaltenbrunner after an affair between AH and the Reichsführer became known.