Adolf Hitler's bodyguard
When Hitler returned to Munich from military service in 1918, he became a member of the Nazi Party, an extremist far-right political party in Bavaria. In 1921, he was elected leader of the party. As his speeches promoted violence and racism, Hitler needed permanent security.
Political views of Adolf Hitler
Either way, anti-Semitism always constituted one of the most important aspects of Hitler's political views. Historian Peter Longerich writes that "There can be no doubt that Hitler's behaviour during his entire political career... was characterised by radical antisemitism." Correspondingly, Germanic cultural and racial purity remained paramount in his understanding of the world, having once exclaimed, "The greatest danger is and remains for us, the alien racial poison in our body. All other dangers are transitory."