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Hitlers Birth
Dictator Adolf Hitler was born in Branau am Inn, Austria, on April 20, 1889, -
His father dies.
Alois died suddenly in 1903. -
He drops out of school and moves to Vienna
He moved to Vienna and worked as a casual laborer and a watercolor painter. -
Hitler applied to the Academy of Fine Arts twice and was rejected both times.
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Out of money, he moved into a homeless shelter, where he remained for several years.
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At the outbreak of World War I, Hitler applied to serve in the German army. He was accepted in August 1914, though he was still an Austrian citizen.
Although he spent much of his time away from the front lines, Hitler was present at a number of significant battles and was wounded at the Somme. -
Hitler became embittered over the collapse of the war effort. The experience reinforced his passionate German patriotism, and he was shocked by Germany's surrender in 1918.
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Like other German nationalists, he believed that the German army had been betrayed by civilian leaders and Marxists.
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He found the Treaty of Versailles degrading, particularly the demilitarization of the Rhineland and the stipulation that Germany accept responsibility for starting the war.
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"In 1921, Hitler replaced Drexler as NSDAP party chairman."
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Hitler and the SA stormed a public meeting of 3,000 people at a large beer hall in Munich.
Hitler announced that the national revolution had begun and declared the formation of a new government. After a short struggle including 20 deaths, the coup, known as the "Beer Hall Putsch," failed -
Hitler was arrested three days later and tried for high treason. He served a year in prison, during which time he dictated most of the first volume of Mein Kampf
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In 1932, Hitler ran against Paul von Hindenburg for the presidency
Hitler came in second in both rounds of the election, garnering more than 35 percent of the vote in the final election. -
“Hitler used his position as chancellor to form a de facto legal dictatorship.” (“Adolf Hitler biography”).