Adolf Hitler was only a lance corporal during World War I but his commanders saw the future German dictator's leadership potential as "very good."
That's according to Bavarian military records added Tuesday to the genealogy Web site Ancestry.com's database.
The handwritten pages note the future Fuehrer's occupation as "artist" and say he was his regiment's bicycle dispatch rider at one point.
He volunteered for service only about two weeks after the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 and fought in several battles before being gassed in 1918 and hospitalized.
Hitler received both the Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class for bravery.
The records are among those of 1.5 million Bavarian soldiers kept in state archives in Munich.
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