Who is Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler was dictator of Germany from 1933- 1945, he was the primary instigator of World War II and responsible for the mass execution of millions of Jews,who he viewed as the enemy, through segregation and concentration camps.
April 20, 1889 Hitler is born in Austria
January 14, 1907 Hitler's mother dies of cancer which effects him deeply
1914 Hitler begins military service in world war one in Germany
1921 Hitler is elected the new leader of the Nazi Party
April 1, 1924 Hitler is sentenced five years in prison for treason
1933 The Jewish Holocaust begins
August 2, 1934 Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
December 11, 1941 Germany has declared war on the United States after the Pearl Harbor Bomb, World War II is the biggest war the world has ever seen.
July 20 1944 Hitler survives an assassination attempt when a bomb explodes at his headquarters in Berlin
March 19, 1945 Hitler decides that since Germany has lost the war, the country does not deserve to survive. He orders the destruction of the railroads, highways, and other important features of German industry, but the order is not obeyed.
April 30, 1945 Hitler was captured by soviet troops and commits suicide with a gun to his head in Berlin.
January 14, 1907 Hitler's mother dies of cancer which effects him deeply
1914 Hitler begins military service in world war one in Germany
1921 Hitler is elected the new leader of the Nazi Party
- Hitler wins an election and becomes the leader of new political party, nicknamed Nazi. The party's official name is National Socialist German Workers Party and it believes that equality is only for Germans, not Jews or immigrants.
April 1, 1924 Hitler is sentenced five years in prison for treason
- The Nazis unsuccessfully try to take over the German government and Hitler is sentenced to prison for five years for treason. While there, he writes his book "Mein Kampf," to express his feelings and struggles in prison and his future plans to take over the world.
1933 The Jewish Holocaust begins
- The Nazis, led by Hitler, begin to systematically eliminate Jews from Eastern Europe. At least six million Jews will be killed, many in brutal concentration camps, before the Holocaust ends in 1945.
August 2, 1934 Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
- After being named chancellor of Germany in 1933, a presidential election is held in 1934 that Hitler easily wins, partially because he vows to fight communism. He is now firmly in power as dictator of Germany with the title of Fuhrer.
December 11, 1941 Germany has declared war on the United States after the Pearl Harbor Bomb, World War II is the biggest war the world has ever seen.
July 20 1944 Hitler survives an assassination attempt when a bomb explodes at his headquarters in Berlin
March 19, 1945 Hitler decides that since Germany has lost the war, the country does not deserve to survive. He orders the destruction of the railroads, highways, and other important features of German industry, but the order is not obeyed.
April 30, 1945 Hitler was captured by soviet troops and commits suicide with a gun to his head in Berlin.