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In 1914, Hitler was rejected by the Austro-Hungarian Army for being: "unfit for combatant and auxiliary duty - too weak. Unable to bear arms."

However, the outbreak of World War I gave him a chance for a fresh start. Hitler volunteered for the German Army. They accepted him because they needed people.

Hitler liked the excitement of fighting in a war. His fellow soldiers thought he was "strange" and "odd."