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