Adolf Hitler (Braunau am Inn, April 20, 1889 – Berlin, April 30, 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician, leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), Chancellor of the Reich from 1933, and Führer of Germany from 1934. His political career began after serving as a corporal in the German Army during World War I. After the failed Munich Putsch of 1923, he was imprisoned and wrote his primary ideological work, *Mein Kampf*. Once in power, he established a totalitarian regime, initiating expansionist policies that led to the outbreak of World War II, and was primarily responsible for the Holocaust. His early awards included military decorations such as the Iron Cross First Class. In 1938, he was named "Man of the Year" by *Time* magazine, not as an honor but for his profound and destructive influence on world events. He committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin as Germany's defeat was imminent.