Was he a hard, distant bureaucrat who raised his son with iron discipline? Or is there something more complex behind that icy portrait? Was he a violent tyrant who terrorised his family – or a man wrestling with the expectations of his age and with his own demons?
In this second episode on Hitler's father we dig deeper. We look at fresh source material, personal testimony, and psychological readings of Alois's behaviour within the family. For if we want to understand the later deeds of Adolf Hitler, we have to be willing to look as well at the upbringing, the family dynamic, and the role of a father figure who could be both domineering and – according to some – caring.
Was he a monster at home? Or a man who, for all his faults, believed he was doing the right thing?
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