Hitler Timeline
April 20, 1889 - Adolf Hitler is born in Austria.
November 9, 1918 - The Weimar Republic is proclaimed in Germany.
November 11, 1918 - World War I ends with Germany defeated.
June 28, 1919 - Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles.
September 1919 - Hitler joins the German Workers' Party.
April 1, 1920 - Hitler renames the German Workers' Party as the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi Party.
March 1922 - Hitler proclaims the first Nazi Party youth group.
November 8, 1923 - Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch ends in failure. He is soon sent to prison.
December 20, 1924 - Hitler is released from prison and begins rebuilding the Nazi Party.
Fall 1925 - Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" first published.
July 1926 - The Hitler Youth is formally established with Kurt Gruber as its leader.
August 19/20, 1927 - Gruber leads 300 Hitler Youths in a march at the Nuremberg Rally, earning a tribute from Hitler.
April 1929 - The Hitler Youth is declared the only official youth group of the Nazi Party.
July 1930 - The Bund Deutscher Madel, the League of German Girls, is founded.
October 30, 1931 - Baldur von Schirach is appointed Nazi Youth Leader.
April 13, 1932 - The SA and Hitler Youth are temporarily banned by the German Weimar government.
January 30, 1933 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.
February 27, 1933 - The Reichstag building burns.
March 23, 1933 - The Enabling Act grants Hitler dictatorial powers.
April 1, 1933 - Nazis boycott Jewish shops.
May 10, 1933 - Nazis and college students burn books.
June 1933 - Schirach is named Youth Leader of the German Reich.
August 2, 1934 - Hitler becomes leader of the German Nation.
October 7, 1934 - The Reich Land Service is introduced, sending city youths to work on farms.
September 15, 1935 - The Nuremberg Laws against Jews are proclaimed.
March 7, 1936 - German troops reoccupy the demilitarized Rhineland.
December 1936 - The Hitler Youth Law makes membership compulsory for all youths aged 10 to 18.
March 13, 1938 - Hitler annexes Austria.
November 9, 1938 - Nazis attack Jews during the "Night of Broken Glass."
March 1939 - Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia.
March 25, 1939 - A new tougher law concerning compulsory Hitler Youth membership conscripts all German boys aged 10 into the Hitler Youth.
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland, beginning World War II.
October 7, 1939 - Nazis begin forcing Polish farmers off their land.
April 9, 1940 - Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
May 10, 1940 - Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
June 14, 1940 - Paris is occupied by Nazis.
August 1940 - Artur Axmann succeeds Schirach as Hitler Youth Leader.
Fall 1940 - The National Youth Directorate requires target practice and terrain maneuvers for boys aged 10 and older.
June 22, 1941 - Germany invades the Soviet Union.
January 20, 1942 - Wannsee Conference held in which Nazis formalize plans for the "Final Solution of the Jewish Problem."
March 13, 1942 - Hitler orders new military training camps to provide three weeks of mandatory training for all boys aged 16 to 18.
January 26, 1943 - Anti-aircraft batteries are officially manned solely by Hitler Youth boys.
January 31, 1943 - The German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad.
May 1943 - The last German strongholds in North Africa fall to the Allies.
June 24, 1943 - The 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend is created.
June 6, 1944 - D-Day: Allies landed at Normandy in northern France. The Hitlerjugend Division is sent to the Normandy Front.
July 20, 1944 - Assassination attempt on Hitler fails.
September 25, 1944 - Hitler creates the Volkssturm (People's Army) to defend Germany to the end.
February 1945 - The Werewolf project begins training children in sabotage.
April 20, 1945 - On his 56th birthday, Hitler pins medals on Hitler Youth boys outside his bunker in Berlin.
April 30, 1945 - Hitler commits suicide.
May 7, 1945 - Germany surrenders unconditionally.
May 8, 1945 - The 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend surrenders to the U.S. 7th Army.
October 1, 1946 - At the Nuremberg Trials, ex Hitler Youth Leader Schirach is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity.
November 9, 1918 - The Weimar Republic is proclaimed in Germany.
November 11, 1918 - World War I ends with Germany defeated.
June 28, 1919 - Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles.
September 1919 - Hitler joins the German Workers' Party.
April 1, 1920 - Hitler renames the German Workers' Party as the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or Nazi Party.
March 1922 - Hitler proclaims the first Nazi Party youth group.
November 8, 1923 - Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch ends in failure. He is soon sent to prison.
December 20, 1924 - Hitler is released from prison and begins rebuilding the Nazi Party.
Fall 1925 - Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" first published.
July 1926 - The Hitler Youth is formally established with Kurt Gruber as its leader.
August 19/20, 1927 - Gruber leads 300 Hitler Youths in a march at the Nuremberg Rally, earning a tribute from Hitler.
April 1929 - The Hitler Youth is declared the only official youth group of the Nazi Party.
July 1930 - The Bund Deutscher Madel, the League of German Girls, is founded.
October 30, 1931 - Baldur von Schirach is appointed Nazi Youth Leader.
April 13, 1932 - The SA and Hitler Youth are temporarily banned by the German Weimar government.
January 30, 1933 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.
February 27, 1933 - The Reichstag building burns.
March 23, 1933 - The Enabling Act grants Hitler dictatorial powers.
April 1, 1933 - Nazis boycott Jewish shops.
May 10, 1933 - Nazis and college students burn books.
June 1933 - Schirach is named Youth Leader of the German Reich.
August 2, 1934 - Hitler becomes leader of the German Nation.
October 7, 1934 - The Reich Land Service is introduced, sending city youths to work on farms.
September 15, 1935 - The Nuremberg Laws against Jews are proclaimed.
March 7, 1936 - German troops reoccupy the demilitarized Rhineland.
December 1936 - The Hitler Youth Law makes membership compulsory for all youths aged 10 to 18.
March 13, 1938 - Hitler annexes Austria.
November 9, 1938 - Nazis attack Jews during the "Night of Broken Glass."
March 1939 - Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia.
March 25, 1939 - A new tougher law concerning compulsory Hitler Youth membership conscripts all German boys aged 10 into the Hitler Youth.
September 1, 1939 - Germany invades Poland, beginning World War II.
October 7, 1939 - Nazis begin forcing Polish farmers off their land.
April 9, 1940 - Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
May 10, 1940 - Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
June 14, 1940 - Paris is occupied by Nazis.
August 1940 - Artur Axmann succeeds Schirach as Hitler Youth Leader.
Fall 1940 - The National Youth Directorate requires target practice and terrain maneuvers for boys aged 10 and older.
June 22, 1941 - Germany invades the Soviet Union.
January 20, 1942 - Wannsee Conference held in which Nazis formalize plans for the "Final Solution of the Jewish Problem."
March 13, 1942 - Hitler orders new military training camps to provide three weeks of mandatory training for all boys aged 16 to 18.
January 26, 1943 - Anti-aircraft batteries are officially manned solely by Hitler Youth boys.
January 31, 1943 - The German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad.
May 1943 - The last German strongholds in North Africa fall to the Allies.
June 24, 1943 - The 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend is created.
June 6, 1944 - D-Day: Allies landed at Normandy in northern France. The Hitlerjugend Division is sent to the Normandy Front.
July 20, 1944 - Assassination attempt on Hitler fails.
September 25, 1944 - Hitler creates the Volkssturm (People's Army) to defend Germany to the end.
February 1945 - The Werewolf project begins training children in sabotage.
April 20, 1945 - On his 56th birthday, Hitler pins medals on Hitler Youth boys outside his bunker in Berlin.
April 30, 1945 - Hitler commits suicide.
May 7, 1945 - Germany surrenders unconditionally.
May 8, 1945 - The 12th SS-Panzer Division Hitlerjugend surrenders to the U.S. 7th Army.
October 1, 1946 - At the Nuremberg Trials, ex Hitler Youth Leader Schirach is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity.