Adolf Hitler with his war comrades of the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 16. From left to right: standing: Sperl (Munich), litographer, Max Mund (Munich), gilder, sitting: George Wimmer (Munich), tramway conductor, Josef Inkofer (Munich) Lausamer (Fallen), Hitler (sitting farthest to right with mustache), lying: Balthasar Brandmayer (Bad Aibling), bricklayer. 11.8.39 [publication date] de-left-schm 115 press Hoffmann/Bundesarchiv, Bild/Wikimedia Commons.
36. Hitler Fought for Germany During World War I
Though Hitler was a citizen of Austria, he was rejected from serving in its military when World War I broke out. He spent much of his military service away from the front lines, but he was injured in the Battle of Somme. For his wounds, he received Germany’s Iron Cross First Class and the Black Wound Badge.
