A Chronology of World War II and Hitler's Rise to Power

Timeline of Hitler's Life

Adolph Hitler is born in Linz, Austria April 20, 1889
Hitler's Years in Vienna 1907 - 1913
Hitler Enlists for World War I in Germany 1914
Beer Hall Putsch led by Hitler fails in Munich 1923
Hitler becomes a German citizen 1932

Chronology of Events Leading to World War II

World War I breaks out 1914
Weimar Republic created Nov. 9, 1918
Armistice signed to end war (Treaty of Versailles) Nov. 11, 1918
Communist uprising in Weimar Republic Jan. 1919
Munich Revolt Apr. 1919
Kapp Putsch fails in Berlin 1920
Beer Hall Putsch led by Hitler fails in Munich 1923
Hindenburg re-elected president of the Weimar Republic 1932
Evian Conference of Allied nations July 1938

Chronology of the War

Hitler invades Poland 1939
Wannsee Conference and "Final Solution" Jan. 1942