s. It was this time of life when Hitler developed his prejudice against Jews and his interest in politics and debating skills. In May 1913, Hitler was seeking to avoid military service so he left Vienna for Munich, the capital of Bavaria. In January 1914, the police came to his door bearing a draft notice from the Austrian Government.
             The latter threatened a year in prison and a fine if he was found guilty of leaving his land for intent of evading conscription. Hitler was arrested on the spot and was taken to the Austrian Consulate where they found him to be unfit, to weak, and unable to bear arms."
             When World War I stared by the assassination by a Serb, Hitler's passion against for foreiners, mainly slaves, was inflamed. Hitler submitted a petition to enlist in the Bavarian Army. After less then two months of training Hitler was accepted. His first combat was Ypres against the British and the Belgians. Hitler escaped death in battle several times and was eventually awarded two iron crosses for bravery. Hitler rose to rank of Lance Corporal but did not go any further.
             In October 1916, he was wounded by an enemy shell and evacuated to a Berlin area hospital. After serving four years in the trenches he was temporarily blinded by a mustard gas attack in Belgium in October 1918. Communist inspired insurrections shook German while Hitler was recovering from injuries. Some Jews were leaders of these abortive revolutions and his inspired hatred of Jews as well as communist.
             On November ninth the Kaiser abdicated and the socialist gained control of the government. Anarchy was more the rule in the cities. The Free Corps was a paramilitary organization composed of vigilante war veterans who banded together to fight the growing communist insurgency. Its members formed the nucleus of the Nazi brown shirts which served as the Nazi party's army.
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