In 1909 Hitler was suppose to sign up for military service but he ignored his call-up papers. When the authorities caught up to him they classified him as ‘too weak’ which was good for him because he did not want to serve for Austria. When World War 1 broke out he volunteered for the German army. Hitler enjoyed it because he liked the excitement of fighting in a war. Many soldiers thought Hitler was a strange individual because he would be isolated then make random speeches talking bad about Jews and Marxists. Hitler became the dispatch runner because of his courage. The highest rank he reached in the war was corporal. In 1918 he was blinded by mustard gas which forced him to spend time in a hospital and led him into a state of depression. When he was better he returned and was stationed in Munich. He was very against the belief in equality among the socialists. He saw socialism as a part of Jewish conspiracy. Jews had been persecuted for centuries. In 1918 the Bolshevik government passed a law