Adolf Hitler

By Gurkaranlma

  • Hitler Is Born In Austria

    Hitler is born in Braunau Am Inn, Austria. His parents, Alois and Klara, come from poor peasant families.

  • Hitler's mother dies.

    Klara Hitler dies of cancer. The loss of his mother affects Hitler deeply and it is said that he has a photo of her in his pocket when he dies.

  • Hitler Moves To Vienna

    Cause and Effect
    At the age of 17, Hitler moves to Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He plans to attend art school there but when he is rejected by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts for the second time in October, he gives up on his dream.

  • Hitler Begins Military Service In World War 1

    Cause and Effect
    After ignoring his army orders in 1909 because of his hate for Austria and later being rejected by the Austrian army for being too weak, Hitler volunteers for Germany. With a war happening, medical examinations were not a strict and Hitler is accepted.
    historical significance:
    Hitler develops a great sense of pride for Germany

  • Germany Defeated

    For Hitler, the war is a turning point as he sits there in 1918, eyes swathed in bandages, hearing that Germany has lost the war.

  • Hitler volunteers to identify Socialist Republic sympathizers.

    In Munich, Hitler convinces the German army that he is against socialism and avoids arrest. He helps the army find other soldiers who did support socialism and he is recruited to be a political officer.

  • Hitler is elected the leader of the new Nazi Party.

    Hitler wins an election and becomes the leader of new political party, nicknamed Nazi. The party's official name is National Socialist German Workers Party and it believes that equality is only for Germans, not Jews or immigrants.

  • Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for treason.

    The Nazis unsuccessfully try to take over the German government and Hitler is sentenced to prison for five years for treason.

  • The Jewish Holocaust begins.

    The Nazis, led by Hitler, begin to systematically eliminate Jews from Eastern Europe. At least six million Jews will be killed, many in brutal concentration camps, before the Holocaust ends in 1945.
    Historical Significance
    at least six million Jews will be killed, many in brutal concentration camps, before the Holocaust ends in 1945

  • Hitler becomes Germany's dictator.

    After being named chancellor of Germany in 1933, a presidential election is held in 1934 that Hitler easily wins, partially because he vows to fight communism. He is now firmly in power as dictator of Germany with the title of Fuhrer.

  • Hitler survives an assassination attempt.

    Hitler escapes serious injury when a bomb explodes at his headquarters in Berlin. It is the third assassination attempt against Hitler. A senior officer is blamed for planting the bomb.

  • Hitler orders the destruction of the Germany's infrastructure.

    Hitler decides that since Germany has lost the war, the country does not deserve to survive. He orders the destruction of the railroads, highways, and other important features of German industry, but the order is not obeyed.

  • Nazi Germany Falls

    Germany surrendered unconditionally on all fronts on May 8
    historical significance:
    this would end the world's deadliest war in recorded history

  • Adolf Hitler Commits suicide

    Probably trying to avoid being captured by Soviet troops, Hitler kills himself. He commits suicide by shooting himself in the head while biting down on a poisonous cyanide capsule.