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Communist are defeated by Freikorps troops.
Communist revolutionaries attempt to seize control of Berlin but are defeated by Freikorps troops. -
German republic is proclaimed
A German republic is proclaimed, under the leadership of Friedrich Ebert, after the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II. -
World War I ends with German defeat.
Germany was defeated by France, America and Britain -
Hitler is discharged
Corporal Adolf Hitler is discharged from military hospital after recuperating from severe gas poisoning. -
formation of Freikorps
The formation of the first unit of Freikorps (ex-soldiers) near Hagen in western Germany. -
League of Nations founded.
The league of nations was created to create peace in the world. -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
The Germans were forced to sign the treaty of versailles which contained terms they didnt like. -
Hitler is discharged
Adolf Hitler is formally discharged from the German military and is employed by the NSDAP. -
Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist Party.
Hitler finally became the head of the Nazi party and controlled all its power. -
The NSDAP launches the Beer Hall Putsch
The NSDAP launches the Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to seize control of the Bavarian government. -
Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch.
The Beer Hall Putsch is defeated by police and army units. Adolf Hitler, Ernst Rohm and others are arrested. -
Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" published.
It is a book about Hitler's youth, early days in the Nazi Party, future plans for Germany, and ideas on politics and race. -
Stock Market on Wall Street crashes
Great depression hit Germany and weakens government. The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries[2] and did not end in the United States until the onset of American mobilization for World War II at the end of 1941. -
Germany Elect Nazis
- Nazi Elections -Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany.
- On election day September 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. Overnight, the Nazi party went from the smallest to the second largest party in Germany.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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The German Reichstag burns.
The Reichstag building, seat of the German government, burns after being set on fire by Nazis. This enabled Adolf Hitler to seize power under the pretext of protecting the nation from threats to its security -
First concentration camp opened at Oranienburg outside Berlin.
Nazi SA guards oversee prisoners who are carrying a tub near the entrance to the Oranienburg concentration camp in 1933. The SA was eventually replaced by Himmler's SS as the concentration camp system expanded to house an ever increasing number of political opponents and Jews -
Germany quits the League of Nations
Germany quits the League of Nations leaving them weaker than before and still knows a lot about their plans. -
The Nazi "Night of the Long Knives."
The Night of the Long Knives, in June 1934, saw the wiping out of the SA's leadership and others who had angered Hitler in the recent past in Nazi Germany. After this date, the SS lead by Heinrich Himmler was to become far more powerful in Nazi Germany. -
Nazis murder Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss.
Dollfuss soon outlawed the Austrian Nazi Party, however, it continued to operate illegally. On July 25, 1934, Austrian Nazis occupied the Parliament building and murdered Dollfuss.
Dollfuss' successor, Kurt von Schuschnigg, was pressured by the Germans into making 12 concessions -
Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
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Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription. -
German troops occupy the Rhineland
On March 7th 1936 German troops marched into the Rhineland. This action was directly against the Treaty of Versailles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. It was Hitler's first illegal act in foreign relations since coming to power in 1933 and it threw the European allies, especially France and Britain, into confusion -
Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference.
On November 5, 1937, Adolf Hitler held a secret conference in the Reich Chancellery during which he revealed his plans for the acquisition of Lebensraum, or living space, for the German people at the expense of other nations in Europe. -
German military mobilizes
Czechoslovakia partially mobilized its military on 20 May 1938 as Germany mobillizes its military too. -
German troops occupy the Sudetenland
German troops complete their occupation of the Sudetenland. Having successfully claimed Austria in early 1938, Adolf Hitler turned to obtaining the ethnically German Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. -
Nazis take Czechoslovakia.
At Hitler's instruction, nationalist Slovaks living in the eastern portion of Czechoslovakia began agitating for a completely independent state, which would take another huge chunk out of Czechoslovakia. -
Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy.
Alliance between Germany and Italy. Signed by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on May 22, 1939, it formalized the 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis agreement, linking the two countries politically and militarily. -
Nazis and Soviets sign Pact
Soviet Russia' Foreign Minister Molotov signs the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact while German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop and Soviet leader Josef Stalin look on, while standing under a portrait of Lenin – August 23, 1939. News of the Pact stunned the world and paved the way for the beginning of World War II with Hitler assured his troops would not have to fight a war on two fronts. -
Britain and Poland sign a Mutual Assistance Treaty.
The British government was concerned and it so informed Adolf Hitler. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sent the Führer a personal letter warning him that if the Nazis invaded Poland, the British would "employ without delay all the forces at their command -
Nazis invade Poland
When Hitler invaded Poland, he was confident that Britain and France would continue their policy of appeasement and broker a peace deal. Bradley Lightbody considers his gross miscalculation and how it led Europe to stumble into war. -
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany
In response to the German invasion of Poland three days earlier, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany. -
British Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy
Blenheim light bombers make first successful attack on German fleet - but 2 Blenheims are lost - one crashed and one shot down. -
Soviets invade Poland
The 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland was a military operation that started without a formal declaration of war on 17 September 1939. -
Warsaw surrenders to Nazis
<----- German troops parade through Warsaw after the surrender of <----- Poland. Warsaw, Poland, September 28-30, 1939.
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Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland
Line of demarcation between German and Soviet military forces after their joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 -
Soviets attack Finland
On this day in 1939, the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircraft. Helsinki was bombed, and 61 Finns were killed in an air raid that steeled the Finns for resistance, not capitulation. -
Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations
On this day, the League of Nations, the international peacekeeping organization formed at the end of World War I, expels the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in response to the Soviets' invasion of Finland on October 30.
