Military career of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler's military service
Hitler in uniform c. 1921–1924
Allegiance	German Empire (1914–1918)  Kingdom of Bavaria  Weimar Republic (1918–1920)
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Reichswehr
Years of service	1914–1920
Rank	Gefreiter
Unit	16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I First Battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme (WIA) Battle of Fromelles Battle of Arras Battle of Passchendaele
Awards	Iron Cross First Class Iron Cross Second Class Wound Badge Honor Cross 1914–1918 Bavarian Cross of Military Merit, Third Class with Swords Bavarian Medal of Military Service, Third Class Regimental Diploma (Regiment "List")

The military career of Adolf Hitler, who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until 1945, can be divided into two distinct portions of his life. Mainly, the period during World War I when Hitler served as a Gefreiter (lance corporal^{[A 1]}) in the Bavarian Army, and the era of World War II when he served as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) through his position as Führer of Nazi Germany.

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