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Adolf Hitler

  • 1 May 1945

    Adolf Hitler's death is announced on German radio.

  • 30 Apr 1945

    Adolf Hitler and his newlywed wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in their bunker in Berlin, Germany.

  • 29 Apr 1945

    Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun got married in Berlin, Germany.

  • 22 Apr 1945

    Adolf Hitler admits defeat.

  • 19 Mar 1945

    Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany.

  • 20 Jul 1944

    Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt.

  • 22 Apr 1944

    Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Salzburg, Austria.

  • 12 Sep 1943

    The Gran Sasso Raid is conducted by the German paratroopers at the behest of Hitler.

  • 21 Mar 1943

    A plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bomb fails.

  • 22 Dec 1942

    Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.

  • 12 Nov 1941

    Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery.

  • 2 Oct 1941

    Adolf Hitler's German military attacked Moscow.

  • 10 May 1941

    Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachutes into Scotland to broker a peace agreement.

  • 3 Sep 1940

    Adolf Hitler made plans to invade Britain starting on September 21, 1940.

  • 19 Jul 1940

    Adolf Hitler offered peace to Great Britain if they would surrender and allow Germany to dominate the country.

  • 16 Jul 1940

    Adolf Hitler planned to invade Britain under the guise name 'Operation Sealion.'

  • 23 Jun 1940

    Hitler had his first and only tour of Paris, ticking Eiffel Tower and Napoleon's grave off his bucket list.

  • 8 Nov 1939

    Hitler survives assassination attempt.

  • 12 Mar 1938

    Hitler invades Austria.

  • 4 Feb 1938

    Adolf Hitler appointed himself as the head of the Armed Forces High Command.

  • 1 Aug 1936

    The XI Summer Olympics are opened in Berlin by Adolf Hitler.

  • 15 Feb 1936

    Adolf Hitler announced the construction of the Volkswagen Beetle.

  • 2 Aug 1934

    Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.

  • 30 Jun 1934

    The Nazi Party killed around 1,000 people, which became known as the 'Night of Long Knives.'

  • 23 Mar 1933

    The German legislature passed the Enabling Act of 1933, which gave Hitler complete control over Germany.

  • 28 Feb 1933

    President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.

  • 10 Feb 1933

    Hitler gave his first speech as Chancellor explaining why Nazi power should rule.

  • 31 Jan 1933

    The day after being appointed, Adolf Hitler called for new elections to ensure he would win majority votes.

  • 30 Jan 1933

    Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.

  • 28 Sep 1928

    The Prussian government lifted a ban on Adolf Hitler's speeches.

  • 18 Jul 1925

    Adolf Hitler published Mein Kampf in Germany.

  • 4 Apr 1925

    Adolf Hitler formed the Schutzstaffel, the infamous paramilitary organization known to most as the SS.

  • 20 Dec 1924

    Adolf Hitler was freed from jail early.

  • 8 Nov 1923

    Beer Hall Putsch begins.

  • 24 Feb 1920

    Adolf Hitler founded The Nazi Party in Munich, Germany.

  • 5 Oct 1916

    During World War I, as a soldier, Adolf Hitler was injured by a grenade blast.