However, his life was shattered when, aged 18, his mother died of cancer. Hitler had never given up his dream of being an artist and after leaving school he left for Vienna to pursue his dream. After 1933, those who had known Hitler in his early years either kept quiet about what they knew or told those who chose to listen that he was an ideal student etc. Such behaviour would have been seriously punished after 1933 – the year when Hitler came to power. Humer had been Hitler’s French teacher and was in an excellent position to “spill the beans” – but this met with Hitler’s stern disapproval. He reacted with hostility to advice or criticism. He was argumentative and bad-tempered, and unable to submit to school discipline….moreover, he was lazy. Hitler was certainly gifted in some subjects, but he lacked self-control. She doted on her son and for the rest of his life, Hitler carried a photo of his mother with him where ever he went. Hitler’s mother – Klara – was the opposite of Alois – very caring and loving and she frequently took Hitler’s side when his father’s poor temper got the better of him. Alois wanted Hitler to join the civil service. He was shocked and totally disapproving when the young Hitler told him of his desire to be an artist. Frankenberger paid Schicklegruber, a paternity allowance from the time of the child’s birth up to his fourteenth year.From a secret report by the Nazi Hans Frank.Īlois was a civil servant.
This cook, the grandmother of Adolf Hitler, was working for a Jewish family named Frankenberger, when she became pregnant. Hitler’s father was the illegitimate child of a cook named (Maria Anna) Schicklegruber. The background of Alois was a potential source of embarrassment for the future leader of Nazi Germany. Alois was determined that Hitler was not going to go down the same road – hence his brutal approach to bringing up Hitler. Alois had an elder son from a previous marriage but he had ended up in jail for theft. It is known that he frequently hit the young Hitler. He was short-tempered, strict and brutal. His father – Alois – was fifty-one when Hitler was born.