Fill in the Blanks HITLER/2Online version Hitler biography by Alfonso Poza 1 Iron 1914 condecorated patriotism I betrayed surrender embittered citizen beginning army At the of World War , Hitler applied to serve in the German . He was accepted in August , though he was still an Austrian . Although he spent much of his time away from the front lines . He was for bravery , receiving the Cross First Class . Hitler became over the collapse of the war effort . The experience reinforced his passionate German , and he was shocked by Germany's in 1918 . Like other German nationalists , he believed that the German army had been by civilian leaders and Marxists .