at was rarely awarded to a mere corporal. After all the years of poverty and uncertainty, he now had a sense of belonging.Hitler was very lucky in war and avoided life-threatening injuries. But his luck ran out and on October 7, 1916 he was wounded in the leg. On light duty in Berlin he was appalled by how the civilians didnt care about the war. He blamed most of that on the Jews. On October 13, 1918 Hitler also got hurt. When Hitler and his fellow dispatch runners were waiting in line for their food rations, British troops began lobbing high explosive shells nearby. Some of these shells contained chlorine gas, a deadly poison. Hitler and the others quickly put on their gas masks, but not before they had been exposed to the fumes. By the next morning some of the men were dead, and others, like Hitler, were suffering from breathing and vision problems. Hitler wrote in his journal "My eyes had turned to glowing coals; it had grown dark around me"(http://www.historyplace.com). Hitler soon regained use of his eyes, but as he was about to rejoin his regiment, he got the news of Germany's surrender.After the war Hitler was given a job guarding a post. It was very boring work, but it provided shelter. He was then given an undercover agent job. As a special bonus, he was allowed to attend the University of Munich. He took many philosophical political classes. As part of Hitler's job, he investigated a party called "the German Workers' Party." He was disgusted at how the group had no organization, although he liked many of the party's ideas. To follow up with his job, he joined the group to make sure they were no threat to the government. He was member number fifty-five of the German Workers' Party. Hitler was made director of propaganda. The group was severely hurting by their lack of attendance. This was mainly due to the lack of communication with the group. Hitler finally found his talent as a great orator. He first became aware of his...
