Hitler's Austrian Years: A Timeline Of His Life There

Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in the Upper Austrian border town of Braunau am Inn. He spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, but moved to Vienna in 1906, where he lived until 1913. Hitler's time in Vienna is often referred to as his Viennese period.

Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, in 1889

Hitler grew up in a middle-class family with relatively few Jewish contacts. His father, Alois Hitler, worked as a mid-level customs official. Hitler was devoted to his mother, who died in 1907, but he feared and disliked his father, who died in 1903. Hitler never advanced beyond secondary education and dreamed of becoming an artist.

He spent most of his childhood in Linz, Upper Austria

Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Upper Austria. After his father's retirement from the state customs service, Hitler spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It remained his favourite city throughout his life, and he expressed his wish to be buried there.

Hitler's father, Alois Hitler, died in 1903, but left a pension and savings to support his wife and children. Hitler feared and disliked his father, but was devoted to his mother, who died in 1907.

Hitler had a mixed record as a student and never advanced beyond secondary education. After leaving school, he visited Vienna, then returned to Linz, where he dreamed of becoming an artist. He lived in Vienna between February 1908 and May 1913.

Hitler lived in Vienna from 1906 to 1913

Adolf Hitler lived in Vienna from 1906 to 1913. He was born in 1889 in the Upper Austrian border town Braunau am Inn, located approximately 65 miles east of Munich and nearly 30 miles north of Salzburg. He spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, which remained his favourite city throughout his life. After his father's death in 1903, Hitler visited Vienna, then returned to Linz, where he dreamed of becoming an artist.

Hitler moved to Vienna in 1906. He lived in the city for seven years, until 1913. During this time, he was evicted from his home in 1909 due to not paying for housing. The next three months of Hitler's life, between September and November 1909, are a historical gap. It is unknown where he lived during this time, and several biographers have mistakenly pointed to Simon-Denk-Gasse 11 as his residence.

Hitler's time in Vienna was marked by financial constraints and evictions. He struggled to pay for housing, which led to his eviction in 1909. Despite these challenges, he managed to live in the city for several years. Hitler's early years in Vienna, from 1906 to 1913, were formative for his later life and political career. During this time, he developed his extreme nationalist and anti-Semitic views, which would shape his ideology and actions as the leader of Nazi Germany.

He was evicted from his residence in 1909, and his whereabouts for the next three months are unknown

Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, and spent most of his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. He lived in Vienna between February 1908 and May 1913. However, there is a gap in the historical record of his whereabouts between September and November 1909.

On September 16, 1909, Hitler was evicted from his residence at Sechshauser Strasse 58, where he had lived for less than a month. The eviction notice stated that his new place of residence was unknown. This was likely due to Hitler's financial constraints, as he did not pay for housing and was evicted without warning.

Several biographers have mistakenly identified Hitler's next residence as Simon-Denk-Gasse 11. However, this dwelling was created by the National Socialists after the Anschluss of Austria in 1938 to avoid the question of whether Hitler was homeless during this period.

Hitler's time in Vienna, from 1906 to 1913, has been the subject of much historical study, including a comprehensive biography by Brigitte Hamann titled 'Hitler in Vienna. A Portrait of a Dictator in His Youth'. This period of Hitler's life, known as his "Viennese period," provides insight into his early years and the development of his political ideologies.

Despite growing up in a middle-class family with relatively few contacts with Jewish people, Hitler's time in Vienna and his interactions with the diverse population of the city may have influenced his later anti-Semitic views and nationalist ideology.

Hitler's favourite city was Linz, and he wanted to be buried there

Hitler spent his childhood in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, where he lived from 1889 to 1903. It remained his favourite city throughout his life, and he wanted to be buried there.

Hitler moved to Vienna in 1906, where he lived until 1913. He was evicted from his residence in 1909, and his whereabouts for the next three months are unknown.

Hitler had a personal connection to Linz, where he spent nine years of his childhood. He wanted Linz to become one of the five "Führer Cities" of the Third Reich, along with Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Nuremburg. He envisioned Linz as the future seat of the new German Kultur and lavished all his limited pictorial talent and architectural training on a vast project which would realise this ambition. He also planned to build the 162-metre high Adolf Hitler Hotel and a bell tower to house his remains.

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