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The son of Alois and Klara Hitler is born in the spring of 1889.
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Hitler's favorite brother, Edmund, die dues to measles when Hitler is only 10.
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Soon after Edmund's death, Alois Hitler dies in 1903.
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After dropping out of school at the age of 16, Hitler moves to Vienna to be an artist.
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While Hitler despised his father and wasn't heavily affected by his death, his mom hurt him deeply.
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After Vienna, Hitler moves to Munich, Germany.
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Sent back to Austria, Hitler is screened to join the Austrian military. However, he fails the test and is allowed to return to Germany.
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Deployed to the First Battle of Ypres as an infantry man. Many of the military divisions suffered immense losses, and Hitler was reassigned to be a courier.
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Hitler received his first war medal, the Iron Cross Second Class, for showing bravery in the First Battle of Ypres.
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Nearing the end of the war, Hitler receives his second war medal, the Iron Cross First Class.
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After Germany loses the war, Hitler joins the German Worker's party and begins to pursue his political goals.
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In 1920, Hitler leaves the military to fully pursue his dreams of becoming a political leader.
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Later in the year, the German Worker's party is famously named the Nazi party.
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Ernst Rohm, a fellow Nazi member, establishes the Sturmabteilung, a military force that Hitler would grow to use often.
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Since Hitler's propaganda was so important to the Nazi party, he was able to force the other leaders to step down by threatening his resignation.
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Hitler and the other members of the party launched an attack on the Munich Hall, but the police ended up arresting Hitler and forcing him into prison.
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Even though Hitler was sentenced to 5 years in prison, he got off early in December of 1924.
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The Mein Kampf was a book that highlighted Hitler's ideologies. One example of this were his anti-semitic thoughts which he showed later on in his leadership.
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A couple years after being released from prison, Adolf Hitler established himself once again as the main leader against Gregor Strasser, who had accumulated followers in Northern Germany.
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In 1929, a depression hit Germany, prompting Hitler to further progress his political agenda.
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Hitler makes an alliance with Nationalist Alfred Hugenburg to take down the Young Plan, which was a plan meant to keep paying the reparations of the First World War.
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While Hindenburg won the presidential election, Hitler managed to reach the second spot with 38.6% of the votes.
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Thought to be sparked by the Nazi party to turn public opinion, this fire paved a way for Hitler to take absolute dictatorship. With Hindenburg's consent, a new election was held (in March 5, 1933), and Hitler received 43.9% of the votes.
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A couple weeks after the new election, the Enabling Bill, which gave Hitler absolute power, was passed and all other political parties ceased to exist.
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While Rohm had played a major role in Hitler's rise to power, he was seen as a leader of the ongoing opposition to Hitler, so he and his other advisors thought it would be best to execute him.
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At first a pact between Japan and Germany, Italy and Mussolini were added in November 6, 1937.
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In 1938, Hitler invited the chancellor of Austria, Kurt Von Schuschnigg, to give up the rights of Austria to Germany. However, he refused so he decided to annex Austria himself.
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In September of 1939, Britain and France announce war against Germany and their allies, sparking the start of the bloodiest war in History.
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Hitler is forced to become a prisoner of war, so he decides to kill himself instead.
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With Germany surrendering a little earlier, all fighting ceases and Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S. officially mark it as the end of the war.