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Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers' Party (GWP) , which later became the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) Party.
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The Schutz Staffeinel (SS) is formed. Heinrich Himmler takes leadership from 1929 to 1945, when it was disbanded. They were completely under Hitler's control, and he in turn used them to cement his grip on Germany.
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First publication of Mein Kampf (My Struggle) by Adolf Hitler.
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Nazi Party wins 14 seats in Reichstag, the German Parliament/Diet.
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Joseph Goebbels takes over the Nazi party's propaganda unit, though he had been involved in the party's advertisements since 1925. Along with posters and organized parades, Goebbels sent his body guards to foment political agitation.
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The Nazi Party has 178,00 members.
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The conservative Bruning tried to protect Germany by using increased taxation, high tariffs, and continued reparation payments, but his actions crippled the German economy. He disbanded the Reichstag in 1930 after they fought these policies. With the reelection in September, more Nazis and Communistst were represented in the legislative body.
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Party wins 107 seats in Reichstag.
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Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor.
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First concentration camp formed at Dachau.
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Reichstag passes the Enabling Bill after overwhelming pressure from Hitler and the Nazi party. Opposed only by the Social Democrat minority.
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Hitler uses the Enabling Bill to exclude Communists from the government.
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Goebbels led this attack on literature, burning any books that were considered subversive or contrary to the Nazi ideology. Works of authors like Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, and Emile Zola were destroyed.
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Hitler becomes chancellor.
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Germany annexes Austria, and Adolf Hitler displaces the Austria prime minister, Kurt von Schuschnigg, who was then jailed until 1945.
