Timeline for Stalin and Hitler By alexroyreid Period: Jan 21, 1924 to Mar 5, 1953 Lenin's death to Stalin's death Dec 1, 1924 Stalin publicly states his theory of Socialism Jan 1, 1925 Hitler re-founds the Nazi party 1925 Jan 3, 1927 Beginning of First Five Year Plan Dec 3, 1929 Liquidation of the kulaks as a class Jan 1, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Mar 1, 1933 The Enabling act passed making Hitler a dictator Apr 1, 1933 Communist party banned Oct 1, 1933 Hitler withdraws from league of nations Dec 1, 1934 Beggining of The Great Terror Jun 3, 1937 Purge of the Army Begins Mar 1, 1938 Austria is annexed by Germany Sep 1, 1938 Munich agreement is passed giving Hitler the Sudetenland Jan 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland with Blitzkrieg, this marks the start of the war Mar 3, 1939 End of the Great Terror Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed Aug 20, 1940 Trotsky is assassinated Jun 1, 1941 Germany invades Russia Jun 21, 1941 Hitler Invades USSR Jun 1, 1944 Hitler survives assassination attempt Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide May 1, 1945 The Rise of Communism Jun 3, 1948 East Berlin is blockaded Sep 3, 1949 Soviets explode first atomic bomb