German Timeline

  • Hitler

    Hitler
    Adolf Hitler (left), standing up behind Hermann Göring at a Nazi rally in Nuremberg, 1928
  • NSDAP meeting

    NSDAP meeting
    An NSDAP meeting in December, 1930, with Hitler in the center.
  • Chancellor!

    Chancellor!
    Adolf Hitler, at a window of the Reich's Chancellory, receives an ovation from supporters in his first day in office as Chancellor.
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement
    Hitler enters the German populated Sudetenland region of Czechoslavakia in October 1938 which was annexed to Germany proper due to the Munich agreement.
  • Speech

    Speech
    Adolf Hitler in Reichstag during his speech against Franklin D. Roosevelt. 11 December 1941.
  • Attack!

    Attack!
    Soviet Soldiers storming the Berlin metro 1945
  • Hitler Dead

    Hitler Dead
    Cover of US military newspaper The Stars and Stripes, May 1945.
  • Airlift!

    Airlift!
    Berlin Civilians watching an airlift plane land at Templehof Airport, 1948
  • Divided we stand

    Divided we stand
    After 1949 two German states and a divided city of Berlin evolved alongside the allied administration of the allied occupation zones. West Germany was formed by the American, British and French zones while East Germany was formed by the Soviet Zone.
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate shortly after the opening in 1989.
  • Down it goes

    Down it goes
    Demolition of Berlin Wall, January 1990
  • Money

    Money
    Germany introduced the European currency, the euro, in 1999.