... Linz, Austria. The children had farm chores to perform along with their school work. In 1895 Hitler entered Primary school and later in 1896 the Hitler family moved to the town of Lambach, Austria, halfway between Linz and Salzburg. In Lambach Adolf became enrolled in a monastery school and did well in it, as a young boy he idolised the priests and for two years seriously considered becoming a priest himself. In 1898, the Hitler family moved once again, to the village of Leonding, close to Linz. Young Adolf thus changed school again but he found school easy and got good grades with little effort. He also discovered he had considerable talent for drawing, especially sketching buildings. But at home a tragedy had taken place that would have effect on the later years of his life. In 1899 Adolf's little brother Edmund, age 6, died of measles. Adolf, the boy ...

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