Hitler Timeline

Battle of Vienna

Sep 12, 1683

That Battle of Vienna took place on the 11th and 12th of September and Vienna had been besieged, surround with armed forces in order to capture it or force surrender, by the Ottoman Empire.

German Confederation

Jun 8, 1815

The German Confederation was a loose association of 39 German states in Central Europe, created by the congress of Vienna in 1815.

Franco-Prussian War

Jul 19, 1870

The Franco-Prussian war occured. This is when Germany defeated France and aquired the land; Alsace-Lorraine.

Triple Alliance

May 20, 1882

The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary and it was against the three countries of Britain, Russia, and France.

Adolf Hitler Born

Apr 20, 1889

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party.

Hitler's Brother Dies

Feb 2, 1900

The death of his little brother, edmund, from measles changed Hitler from being outgoing and confident to a morose (ill-tempered) and sullen boy.

Rejected from Art School

Jan 5, 1907

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna rejected HItler twice, once in 1907 and once in 1908.

Hitler's Mother Died

Dec 21, 1907

His mother died at the age of 47 and he ran out of money after her death and became homeless.

Black Wound Badge

May 18, 1918

Hitler recieved the Black Wound Badge through courageous efforts, not highly exceptional ones.

Joined DAP

Sep 12, 1919

Drexler invited Hitler to join DAP, and Hitler accepted and became the party's 55th member.

Discharged from Army

Mar 31, 1920

Hitler became discharged from the army and started working full time for the NSDAP.

Beer Hall Putsch

Nov 8, 1923

Hitler led his Nazi followers in an abortive attempt to seize power in Munich in what became known as the "Beer Hall Putsch".

Hitler got Arrested

Nov 11, 1923

Hitler fled to the home of Ernest Hafstaengl and contemplated suicide, but he was depressed yet calm when arrested for high treason.

Hitler's Five Year Prison Sentence

Apr 1, 1924

Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis' unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" in the German state of Bavaria.

Hitler Gains some Respect

Jan 4, 1925

In a meeting with Prime Minister of Bavaria Henrich Held, Hitler agreed to respect the authority of the state.

Hitler Renounces Citizenship

Apr 7, 1925

Hitler formally renounced his Austrian citizenship, yet did not acquire a German citizenship at the time.

Stock Market Crash Greatly Affects Germans

Oct 24, 1929

When the stock market in the U.S. crashed, the germans were greatly affected; millions lost their jobs and several major banks collapsed.

Winning Election

Sep 14, 1930

The Nazis received 6,371,000 votes ,over eighteen percent of the total, and were thus entitled to 107 seats in the German Reichstag. It was a stunning victory for Hitler. (This was on my birthday)

Support from Nazi Party

Sep 25, 1930

Hitler stated that his party would pursue political power solely through democratice elections, he won many supporters in the officer corps in this testimony.

Presidental Election

Jan 27, 1932

Hitler ran against Hidenburg in the presidental elections and he won support from many of Germany's most powerful industrialists.

Hitler as Administrator

Feb 25, 1932

The interior minister of Brunswick appointed Hitler as administrator for the state's delegation to the Reichsrat in Berlin, making Hitler a citizen of Berlin, thus of Germany.

Hitler as Chancellor

Jul 5, 1932

Hidenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after two further elections.

Reichstag Building Fire

Feb 27, 1933

While being chancellor, Hitler worked against attempts by the NSDAP's oppenents and the Reichstag building was set on fire as a result.

Potsdam Day

May 21, 1933

After the Reichstag fire in Berlin, Hitler used all of it as a message for propaganda.

Annexation/Union

Mar 12, 1938

Hitler announces an union between Germany and Austria, in fact annexing the smaller nation into a greater Germany.

Appeasement

Sep 30, 1938

Concessions were widely seen as positive, and these were considered appeasement, in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict.

War

Sep 1, 1939

Hitler directed a large-scale rearmament, the growth of German military, and on september 1 1939, invaded Poland, resulting in British and French declarations of war on Germany.

Hitler gets Married

Apr 5, 1945

In the final days of war Hitler married his long-time lover, Eva Braun.

Hitler Dies

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide along with his wife.