Stalin & Hitler Timeline By jacobernst Dec 18, 1878 Birth of Stalin He was born in Gori, Geogia Apr 20, 1889 Birth of Hitler He was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria Jan 1, 1900 Stalin becomes a violent young man Dec 26, 1903 Stalin joins the Bolsheviks Apr 29, 1914 Hitler joins the Army Nov 26, 1917 Lenin appoints Stalin as Commissar of Nationalities Jan 1, 1922 Stalin becomes the general secretary of the Communist Party Sep 3, 1930 Hitler Becomes leader of the Nazi Party Jan 30, 1933 Hitler appointed as Chancellor of Germany Apr 1, 1933 Hitler withdrew from the League of Nations Sep 3, 1933 Hitler starts the Hitler Youth program Aug 2, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer Nov 26, 1935 Stalin is in full control of the USSR Jun 5, 1937 Stalin becomes paranoid and purges against his own army Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement Aug 23, 1939 Hitler signs Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 begins Dec 3, 1940 Hitler disregarded the Munich agreement and conquers parts of Europe Jan 1, 1943 Hitler becomes ill with Parkinson's disease Feb 3, 1943 The battle of Stalingrad Apr 30, 1945 Hitler dies most likely due to suicide Aug 3, 1945 USSR and Stalin declare war on Japan Mar 5, 1953 Stalin dies due to a heart attack