The article details Adolf Hitler’s emergence from prison in December 1924, where he reestablished the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) with financial backing. It outlines his early political maneuvering, the challenges he faced within the party, and the socio-political conditions that contributed to his eventual rise to power in 1933. Historian Othmar Plöckinger emphasizes the importance of understanding this period as a warning about the fragility of democracy against extremist ideologies.