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Birth of Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 at the Gasthof zum Pommer, an inn located at Salzburger Vorstadt 15, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary, a town on the border with Bavaria, Germany -
The move of Hitler.
When Hitler was three, the family moved to Passau, Germany. (not sure on the date, but the year is correct) -
Adolf Hitler's passion for Nationalism at a young age.
Like many Austrian Germans, Hitler began to develop German nationalist ideas from a young age.[27] He expressed loyalty only to Germany, despising the declining Habsburg Monarchy and its rule over an ethnically variegated empire.[28][29] Hitler and his friends used the German greeting "Heil", and sang the "Deutschlandlied" instead of the Austrian Imperial anthem. (Unknown Date) -
The Death of Edmund Hitler.
The death of his younger brother, Edmund, from measles on 2 February 1900 deeply affected Hitler. He changed from a confident, outgoing, conscientious student to a morose, detached, sullen boy who constantly fought with his father and teachers. -
Lack of Education
After Alois's sudden death on 3 January 1903, Hitler's performance at school deteriorated and his mother allowed him to leave. -
School Drop-out.
In 1905, after passing a repeat of the final exam, Hitler left the school without any ambitions for further education or clear plans for a career -
Hitler's mothers death and becoming poor
On 21 December 1907, his mother died at the age of 47. After the Academy's second rejection, Hitler ran out of money. In 1909 he lived in a homeless shelter, and by 1910, he had settled into a house for poor working men on Meldemannstraße -
Joining WWI
At the outbreak of World War I, Hitler was living in Munich and volunteered to serve in the Bavarian Army as an Austrian citizen.[53] Posted to the Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment 16 (1st Company of the List Regiment),[54][53] he served as a dispatch runner on the Western Front in France and Belgium,[55] spending nearly half his time well behind the front lines. -
The continue of Artwork and being wounded
During his service at the headquarters, Hitler pursued his artwork, drawing cartoons and instructions for an army newspaper. During the Battle of the Somme in October 1916, he was wounded in the left thigh when a shell exploded in the dispatch runners' dugout. -
The greatest of all experiences
Hitler described the war as "the greatest of all experiences", and was praised by his commanding officers for his bravery. -
Temporarily Blinded
On 15 October 1918, he was temporarily blinded in a mustard gas attack and was hospitalised in Pasewalk.[65] While there, Hitler learnt of Germany's defeat,[66] and—by his own account—on receiving this news, he suffered a second bout of blindness.[67] -
The rise of Hitler. (Politically)
The Great Depression in Germany provided a political opportunity for Hitler. -
Unification of Austria with Nazi Germany.
On 12 March 1938, Hitler declared unification of Austria with Nazi Germany in the Anschluss.
