Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – c.April 30, 1945) was the leader of Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and a member of the Knights Templar.

Biography

A member of the Knights Templar since before 1933, Hitler was given possession of a Templar-held Piece of Eden to affect a take-over of Germany, with the intention of starting a large scale war in Europe. Utilizing the Piece of Eden handed to him by his fellow Templar, Henry Ford; Hitler achieved a democratic takeover of the country and subsequently turned it into a military dictatorship. With the Piece of Eden in his possession, this change was widely unopposed and he remained highly popular within Germany; fanatical soldiers accepted his orders unquestioningly and proceeded to invade Poland, starting the Second World War. Eventually however, despite the strength of the Piece of Eden, Germany was defeated by the combined might of the Allies and Soviets; though this could possibly have been a predetermined outcome created by the Knights Templar.

Hitler was meant to survive the war, kill a body-double and fake his death. Shortly before the wars' end however, Hitler was assassinated by a member of the Order of Assassins; his actual death would go unnoticed until his failure to meet with his fellow Templars.

What became of the Piece of Eden following Hitler's death remains unknown.

Trivia

• It is suggested in Subject Sixteen's glyphs that World War II could have been a pre-planned conflict started by the Templars; Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were all members of the Order.
• Historically, Hitler won the Iron Cross twice during World War I for bravery. The Iron Cross is, in this instance, the same symbol as the Mark of Cain, the emblem of the Knights Templar and identical to the Knights Teutonic Cross. Hitler, in fact, wanted to revive the Knights Teutonic and greatly admired that order during the Crusades.

Source

• Assassin's Creed II