Historical Figure
Adolf Hitler
1889–1945
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
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Key Dates
Birth
1889 April 20, 1889 →Death
1945 April 30, 1945 →Biography
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi era, which lasted from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor of Germany in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 under his leadership marked the outbreak of the Second World War. Throughout the ensuing conflict, Hitler was closely involved in the direction of German military operations as well as the perpetration of the Holocaust, the genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.
Timeline
Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
October 16 →The Nazi Party (NSDAP) is founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany.
February 24 →The Sturmabteilung or SA, whose members were known as "brownshirts", physically assault Adolf Hitler's opposition after his speech in Munich.
November 4 →Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government.
November 8 →Adolf Hitler is arrested in Munich for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch.
November 11 →Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf.
April 1 →More from the Victorian Era
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