Profile of Adolf Hitler 2, From Hitler to Know Military

JAKARTA - The increasingly heavy financial burden upon Hitler, World War I broke out. Hitler who had previously refused to enter military service of Austria, it was enthusiastically signed up to the army.
He then fled to Munich, Germany to avoid military conscription Austria even wrote a petition to King Ludwig III of Bavaria to be allowed entrance to the Bavarian Army.
Hitler served in France and Belgium in the 16th Regiment Reserves Bavaria and pad when the war ended as Gefreiter (equivalent to British soldiers in the army chief and the U.S. at the time).
He was involved in several major battles on the Western Front, including the Battle of Ypres, Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Passchendaele.Battle of Ypres that occurred during October 1914, known in Germany as Kindermord bei Ypern (Massacre of Innocent People), sacrificing about 40 thousand people (between one third to one-half) of the nine infantry who have been killed in 20 days.
Hitler's own company was reduced from 250 to 42 people in December. Hitler's own military career glorious fruit. Twice he received decorations for bravery.He received the Iron Cross decoration, second class service medal in 1914 and Iron Cross, First Class in 1918, a rare honor received by a soldier.
But Hitler's power over the military can not be separated from the soldier's head. This is due to the regimental staff who think lack the ability to lead.But many other historians have argued that if Hitler's campaign often canceled because he did not have German citizenship at the time. (Data compiled from Wikipedia and various sources)