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What was Hitler's real name, and did he have any siblings?

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First of all, the “real” name of Hitler was “Hiedler” or “Hüttler” (in German you don't pronounce the second vowel when two are side to side. In “Hiedler” you don't pronounce the first “e”). read more

His baptismal name was Adolfus Hitler, but his official name was Adolf Hitler. He had a few older siblings who died in infancy or childhood, but had three living siblings: Paula Hitler, Angela Hitler, and Alois Hitler Jr. (the two latter being half-siblings). read more

However, in 1919 Adolf re-established contact with Angela Hitler, the sibling he was most close to and the only one he made mention of in his famed Mein Kampf. Angela moved, along with her daughter, Geli, to Berchtesgaden to become a housekeeper for Adolf. read more

Alois Schicklgruber (Adolf's father) changed his name on 7 January 1877 to "Hitler", which was the only form of the last name that Adolf used. The family has long been of interest to historians and genealogists because of the biological uncertainty of Hitler's paternal grandfather as well as the family's inter-relationships and their psychological effect on Hitler during his childhood and later life. read more

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