Hitler was born in Austria near the German border in 1889. He did well in school initially but his performance suffered after moving to Linz with his family. He failed the entrance exam to study fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna when he was 15, but remained in the city pursuing art and becoming interested in history and architecture.

2. Hitler`s Early Life
1889 at Hitler was born on
April 20, at Baunau, a
small village in Austria,
near the Germany border.
Adolf

3. Hitler`s Early Life
Successful at his small village school,
|Hitler did only indifferently after
his family moved to Linz.
His father died when he was 13.

4. •Two years after completing school (at age 15), Hitler moved to
Vienna, hoping to study at the Academy of Fine Arts.
•He failed the entrance examination, but remained in the
capital, hoping to apply again.
•He continued to draw and paint and took an interest in History
and Architecture.