B~hOQd. AdolfBit1er was bern Qn April2() .1889.in Braunau, ~ust.ria.a small town.

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Great changes. had ta.kenpla6e in Getmany ill. 19~i4. A sehedtrle fot Geti;mlny reparations payPlent$ help:ed $fabilize the Getman ctui'el1cy~and the nation showed signs of recovering tom the. war. Most people had wo. homes; fO:Q<1, hope fQttfie future. and
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