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Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. Initially, he leads a coalition government of NSDAP & DNVP. Von Papen, head of the DNVP, expects to control the Nazi element within government
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Following a fire at the Reichstag, the 'Reichstag Fire Decree' suspended many of the civil liberties that are central to a liberal democracy. Arrest and detention without trial became commonplace. The KPD (Communists) in particulare were targeted and blamed for conspiring to undermine Germany's sovereignty.
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Following the passage of the Reichstag Fire Decree & establishing a single-party government, Hitler & the Nazis used the controversy to force President Hindenburg and the Weimar Parliament to pass the Enabling Act, which effectively ended democracy in Germany. It gave power to the government to rule without consulting the Parliament (Reichstag) or the President (Hindenburg).
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Hitler announces increase in German army, this action went unnoticed by most of the world.
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Schutzstaffel (SS) & Gestapo were order by Hitler to assassinate the leadership of the SA (Sturmabteilung) , particularly Ernst Rohm. As Rohm was the leader of the Brownshirts (SA), an organisation which had protected the NSDAP since the early 1920's and attacked and disrupted opposition groups such as the KPD (Communists), the SA's power had grown considerably and was a threat to Hitler's complete relations with important industrialists & the regular arme
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After Paul von Hindenburg dies, Hitler assumes the office of President as well as Chancellor, combining the two to become the absolute ruler of Nazi Germany - 'Der Fuhrer'
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Throughout 1935 new laws were being instated that would hinder the Jewish people
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Hitler enters the Rhineland which is a direct violation of the Treaty of versailles.
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Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler agree to be military allies. This is the start of the opposition of the allied forces
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Germany and Japan sign a anti-Cominterm pact.
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Italy joins the pact made between germany and Japan making it a 3 nation alliance which would stand must stronger do to the higher number of countries in the alliance.
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The annexation (takeover) of Austria by German forces had been in progress since the mid-1930's. The pressure applied by the Austrian National Socialist Party (Austrian Nazi Party) had fuelled calls both in Germany & Austria for a combined German Reich of German-speaking peoples. With the help of Austrian Nazis, Hitler was able to force the Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg, to accept Nazis in powerful positions in Vienna. Following an ultimatum by Hitler on 11th March, Hi
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Spain agrees to join the Anti-Comintern Pact joining Germany, Japan, and Italy.
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Hitler orders the mobilization of the German Army, which in turn was another violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler sign the Munich Agreement. This agreement gave Hitler some sort of appeasement however it was far from what he would settle for.
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As outlined in the Munich Agreement Hitler moves the german Army into Sudentenland and puts it under German control.
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Hitler orders the German Army to invade Czechoslovakia.
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Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin agree to the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact which essentially gave Hitler the reigns in controlling all of Europe.
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Hitler invades Poland in order to take control of the free city of Danzig which he earlier demanded for.
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France declares war against Germany after the invasion of Poland.
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The German Army reach the city of Brest-Litovsk on the Polish border with the Soviet Union.
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Germany formally annexes western Poland into the German Reich.
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Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands while Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
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Another violation of the Treaty of Versailles was committed when Hitler marched his German soldiers into Paris, France.
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Germany tries to cut off British supplies to gain an advantage in the war, and believes that if Britain is out then victory can be gained.
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To help to defend and finish the Führer’s enormous work is the happiest task and highest duty of all Germans” - Hermann Göring. This quote, which was featured on a Nazi poster used multiple forms of propaganda. The "Glittering Generalitites" technique was used when phrases such as "happiest task" and "highest duty" were said, casting a sense of honor over those who read it. The "Band Wagon" form was used, because "all Germans" are mentioned, makin
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The German Army advances on Moscow. Sending the Soviets a message.
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The German Army enters Stalingrad. Hitler ordered for the destruction of this area due only to the nature of ther locations name and how it had " Stalin" in it.
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Germans rescue Mussolini and Fascism is re-established
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D-Day Liberation of Europe begins when the Allies storm the beaches of Normandy and take over German occupied lands.
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Allied troops enter Nazi Germany. Their ability to enter Germany showed their increasing control in the war
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The first ever concentration camp, Dachau is liberated by the ally forces. This can be considered as the allies winning the war because this is when the Germans knew they had lost.
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