Hitler's early career

• At the end of the war, the army sent Hitler to keep an eye on the emerging political parties in the Munich area. One of these parties was the German Worker’s Party (DAP)
• The DAP was founded by Anton Drexler in February 1919 but was tiny; when Hitler joined after attending their meetings on 19 September 1919 he was only the 55th member
• In January 1920 Hitler had become head of party propaganda
• Within 2 years he had become leader