On April 20, 1939, Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday, the Cambridge Evening News reflected on the circumstances that made his rise possible.
The article argued that Germany’s post-war turmoil “created Hitler” and outlined the exact conditions his career demanded: a discouraged nation, a fractured Reichstag, a weak democratic government reliant on minority support, conflict between France and Britain, a people disillusioned with liberty, and colleagues who were ruthless yet absolutely loyal to him.
