The Adolf Hitler timeline provided in this writeup traces his journey from the small city of Braunau am Inn to his suicide following a humiliating defeat in the World War II. Continue reading for some less known facts about Adolf Hitler - one of the most famous dictators of the world.
Adolf Hitler Biography
His brief stint with the German armed forces, his contribution towards the development of Nazi Party, his orchestrating of the Holocaust...... and so on. These are some of the most prominent moments of Adolf Hitler timeline because of which we know this person whose dream was to rule the world. Irrespective of whether you are all praises for him for the superb oratory skills he possessed or whether you hate him for his tyranny, you can't ignore the fact that he changed the course of history in the 20th century. Given below is the chronological account on the life of Adolf Hitler - the greatest dictator that the world has ever seen.
20th April, 1889: Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary on 20 th April, 1889, as the fourth of the six children born to Alois Hitler and Klara Pölzl.
1904: He joined a realschule - a type of secondary school in European countries, in the city of Steyr in Upper Austria in 1904. After being expelled from the school, he led a bohemian life for the next few years to come.
22nd May, 1904: He got his first Holy Communion at the age of 15 - sponsored by a friend of his late father Emanuel Lugert, at the Linz Cathedral.
1907-08: In a bid to pursue a career in fine arts, Hitler moved to Vienna to join the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. However, both his attempts were rejected by the Academy on the grounds of his 'unfitness for painting'.
1913: After spending a few years in Vienna, he moved to the capital city of Bavaria province - Munich, where he spent a year working as a painter and technical draftsmen.
1914: When the World War I began in 1914, Hitler volunteered to serve the German armed forces, and joined the 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment for the cause.
December 1914: He was awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class - a military decoration which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia during the Napoleonic wars and continued till the World War II.
August 1918: He was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class for his brilliant service in the Army. However citing his lack of leadership skills, he was never promoted to the designation of Unteroffizier (equivalent to a British corporal).
15th October, 1918: He was hospitalized in the field hospital after suffering from temporary blindness as a result of mustard gas attack.
Post World War I: Hitler returned to Munich and joined active politics. He was convinced that the German forces lost the World War I - even after occupying enemy territories, only because of back-stabbing by the civilian leaders.
July 1919: He was appointed the Verbindungsmann (police spy) for the Aufklärungskommando (Intelligence Commando) of the Reichswehr, and given the task of infiltrating the German Worker's Party and spying on it.
12th September, 1919: While Hitler was impressed by founder Anton Drexler's views, Drexler was impressed by Hitler's oratory skills. On the behest of Anton Drexler, Hitler joined the German Worker's Party on 12th September, 1919.
1920: After being discharged from the armed forces, Hitler devoted his entire time for publicity and propaganda of the German Worker's Party. In course of time, the German Worker's Party was renamed to the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Worker's Party) to add to its appeal.
1921: Adolf Hitler took the reins of Nazi Party in his own hands after forcing Anton Drexler to step down.
November 1923: Hitler along with General Ludendorff and other right wing factions orchestrated The Beer Hall Putsch - an armed uprising to overthrow the Bavarian government. He was captured, tried for treason and sent to Landsberg prison for 9 months.
16th February, 1925: The ban on Nazi Party was lifted after Hitler convinced the Prime Minister of Bavaria - Heinrich Held, that the party will only seek political power by legal means in the future.
September 1930: The Nazi Party became the second largest party in the Parliament with a total of 107 elected representatives.
25th February, 1932: Hitler became a legal citizen of Germany after the Nazi interior minister of Brunswick appointed him the administrator for a delegation to the Reichsrat in Berlin. This - in turn, made him eligible to run for the post of the President.
January 1933: The Nazi Party came to power in Germany, and Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of the state.
March 1933: All parties except for all the Social Democrats voted in favor of the Enabling Act which transformed Hitler's government into a legal dictatorship. In course of the year, all other parties and trade unions were disbanded leaving the Nazi Party as the only legal political outfit in the country.
June 30 and July 2, 1934: The Night of the Long Knives - wherein Hitler orchestrated a series of political executions and brought an end to all opposition within his Party.
July 1934: After the death of ailing President Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler abolished the title of President and became the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor of the nation.
1935: Military conscription is introduced with the intention of re-arming the German state and uniting the people of Germany.
7th September, 1937: In a brave move, Adolf Hitler declared the end of the Treaty of Versailles.
September 1938: Adolf Hitler signs the Munich Agreement with the British Prime Minister in accordance to which the Sudetenland region is occupied by Germany in October, 1938.
November 1938: The Nazi Party orchestrated what is referred to as the 'Crystal Night ' wherein 20,000 Jews are killed, 7,500 Jewish shops 400 synagogues are destroyed in what is believed to be a spontaneous reaction of killing of a German diplomat by a Jewish refugee in Paris. It was the beginning of Holocaust which resulted in death of around 6 million Jews across the world.
23rd August, 1939: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact is signed between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany wherein each pledge to remain neutral in case either nation is attacked by a third party.
1939: Adolf Hitler invaded Poland after the Blitzkrieg, and the event marked the beginning of the World War II.
1940: Hitler continued the invasion of other parts of Europe, and by the end of the year countries like Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia are invaded by Nazi Germany.
June 1941: Hitler moved further and invaded Soviet Union in a military operation code named Operation Barbarossa which brought an end to Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
February 1943: Against Hitler's command, the German forces surrendered in the Battle of Stalingrad - and begin retreating.
July 1944: Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt when Colonel Stauffenberg planted a bomb laden briefcase under his table.
January 1945: The Soviet Forces entered Nazi Germany and seized the capital city of Berlin by April 1945.
30th April 1945: Adolf Hitler committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin after writing his last will and political testament.
That was the Adolf Hitler timeline which traced the rise and fall of one of the greatest dictator the world have ever seen. A dictator of Hitler's caliber committing suicide is something that not many people could come to terms with - and that explains all the myths and legends about Adolf Hitler's death which continue to keep him at the forefront of biggest mysteries of the world.
