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Adolf Hitler born in Austria
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Adolf Hitler serves in World War I
Adolf Hitler serves in World War I -
Adolf Hitler joins German Workers' Party
The German Workers' Party was the short-lived predecessor of the Nazi Party -
Nazi Party formed
-Adolf Hitler never held a regular job and aside from his time in World War One -After joining the German Workers' Party in 1919 at age thirty, Hitler immediately began a frenzied effort to make it succeed. -Hitler was one of seven exucutive members -
Adolf Hitler named leader of the Nazi Party
-By early 1921, Adolf Hitler was becoming highly effective at speaking in front of ever larger crowds. -Hitler was now gaining notoriety outside of the Nazi Party for his rowdy, at times hysterical tirades against the Treaty of Versailles, rival politicians and political groups, especially Marxists, and the Jews. -At the next gathering, July 29, 1921, Adolf Hitler was introduced as Führer of the Nazi Party - making Hitler the official leader of the Nazi Party -
Adolf Hitler runs for president of Germany
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Nazi Concentration Camp at Dachau is Opened
Dachau concentration camp was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Germany, -
Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
After President Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, Hitler replaced the offices of chancellor and president with a single dictatorial position -
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World War II
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Prisoners at Treblinka Nazi Concentration Camp Stage a Revolt, Allowing Several Hundred to Escape
-Jewish inmates organized a resistance group in Treblinka in early 1943. -The prisoners in the work details rebelled. They seized small arms, sprayed kerosene on all the buildings and set them ablaze. -This event was arguably the beginning of the downfall of the Nazi Party and Hitler's reign in Germany - -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide