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Hitler born
Hitler was born in the village of Braunau-am-Inn, in Austria-Hungary -
Hitler's father dies
Hitler's father dies. Hitler had never been close to his father, but his death brought him closer to his mother -
Hitler's mother dies
Hitler's mother dies, which makes Hitler very upset. The same year, he is rejected by teh Academy of Fine Arts at Vienna, and again the next year -
Hitler flees to Germany
Hitler fled to Munich to avoid military service in Austria, but was eventually arrested. However, after an examination he was declared unfit for military service and sent back to Munich -
Hitler signs up for the German army
on the outbreak of WW1, Hitler volunteered for teh German army. He was allowed to join even though he was not a German citizen, because of a special dispensation. He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd cross in 1914 and Iron Cross 1st class in 1918. He was in hispital at the end of the war after a gas attack -
Drexler founded the German Worker's Party (DAP)
Drexler started the DAP, a right-wing party that was socialist, but also nationalist. By the summer, it only had 50 members, but it caught the attention of the army, who were looking out for people who were trying to influence others in socialist ways -
Hitler attends a DAP meeting
One of Hitler's duties was to attend a meeting of the DAP and report back. He made a powerful speech in reply to something a member said, so Drexler invited him to join. Hitler's was encouraged by his army superiors to join also. He found he was good at public speaking and was made responsible for recruitment and propaganda. -
Hitler writes the 25 point programme
Hitler and Drexler wrote the 25 point programme, a list of ideas Hitler kept throughout most of his life. The party changed its name to NSDAP, and the party grew rapidly. -
Hitler becomes party leader
Hitler became the Nazi party leader. He had the title Fuhrer, which he developed to men he had absolute power in the party, This was teh Fuhrerprinzip, leadership principle -
SA set up
To protect Nazi speakers, the SA were set up, led by Rohm. They were named 'brownshirts' and used to disrupt the meeting of other parties, espeially the communist party. -
Munich Putsche
Hitler and 600 nazis storm a beer hall where Von Kahr, Von Seisser and von Lossow were attending a political meeting. Hitler held them at gunpoint to win support for his take-over. However, he them allowed them to leave the building. Von Seisser and von Lossow organised troops and police to stop Hitler's planned marchthrough Munich -
Hitler marches through Munich
Hitler continued with the march through Munich, but the Nazis only had 2000 rifles. Shots were fired and 16 Nazis and 4 policemen were killed. Hitler disappeared but was arrested 2 days later, the same day the Nazi party was banned -
Hitler is put on trial
Hitler and Ludendorff were put on trial for treason. The trial lasted a month, and gave Hitler publicity, because the judges allowed him to make long speeches and print them in national newspapers. Hitler became famous in Germany. -
Hitler put in Landsberg prison
Hitler was sentenced to 5 years at Landsburg prison, but served only 9 months. In this time he wrote Mein Kampf, which contained his political views, and decided he needed to take Germany by democratic means. He had an easy time in jail, as he was allowed as many visitors as he wanted and got large amounts of mail. -
Hitreleased from prison
Hitler was released from prison, and made party branches, named Gaue, led by Gauleiter, led only by closest associates -
Bamberg conference
At this conference, Hitler continued to strengthen his position as leader of the party. Possible rivals such as Strasser and Goebbels were won over- Strasser was put in charge of propaganda and Goebbels made Gauleiter of Berlin. Salomon was made new head of the SA. Then the SS were made as Hitler's person bodyguard, and the Hitler Jugend made to rival other youth groups. -
Nazis win 107 seats
The nazis win 107 seats in the September 1930 elections, making them the second biggest party in the Reichstag -
Rohm reappointed head of SA
Hitler reappointed Rohm as head of the SA, and within a year its membership increased from 100,000 to 170,000 -
Presidential election
Hindenburg just failed to win 50% of the vote for president, because Hitler had so much support, so another round was cast in April. Hitler was disappointed but Goebbels considered it a success -
Nazis win 230 reichstag seats
The Nazis win 230 seats, however von Papen of the centre party does not step down. Hitler demanded the post, but Hindenburg refused. It was impossible for any party to have a majority, so in September von Papen dissolved the reichstag and new elections set in november -
Nazis win 196 seats
The Nazis win 196 seats- still a majority, but less than before -
von Papen suggested aboloshing Weimar consitution
von Papen suggested aboloshing Weimar consitution but von Scheleicher said it'd cause civil war. von Papen lost Hindenburg's trust and resigned. Von Schleicher, minister of defense, convinced Hindenburg he could make a Querfront, by bringing together different left and right parties, and became chancellor. -
Von Papen meets hitler
Von Papen met with Hitler and it was decided they would lead a Nazi-nationalist government with von Papen as the vice-chancellor. Von Papen convinced Hindenburg that a coalition with Hitler would bring stability, and that he could control Hitler -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, through legal means
