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Adolf Hitler History of Germany 1889 Birth Hitler, Adolf  April 20th Birth of Adolf Hitler, Brannau, Austria, son of Alois Hitler & Klara Polz 1903 Death Hitler, Adolf  Jan 3rd Death of Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler's father  Dec Death of Klara Hitler, Adolf Hitler's mother 1914 Mobilization Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Photographed in a crowd clamouring for war 1914 Petition Hitler, Adolf  Aug 3rd Petitions Louis III of Bavaria to for service in a Bavarian regiment in World War I 1916 Health Hitler, Adolf  Oct Convalesces in Beelitz 1916 Battle of Somme, 1st Hitler, Adolf  Oct 7th Injured by a grenade splinter & returns to Germany for the 1st time in 2 yrs 1916 Health Hitler, Adolf  Oct 7th Injured by a grenade splinter & returns to Germany for the 1st time in 2 yrs 1917 Medal Hitler, Adolf   Awarded the Iron Cross, 1st class  Sep 17th Awarded the Bavarian Service Cross 1918 Health Hitler, Adolf   Temporalily loses sight because of gas poisoning 1918 Award Hitler, Adolf  May 9th Awarded for courage beyond the call of duty 1918 Medal Hitler, Adolf  Aug 4th Awarded the Iron Cross, 1st class 1918 Health Hitler, Adolf  Oct Convalesces in hospital in Pasewalk, recovers from temporary blindness 1918 Revolution Hitler, Adolf  Nov A soldier's council took charge of his regiment since the Bavarian Revolution 1918 Health Hitler, Adolf  Nov 19th Leaves hospital & returns via Berlin to Munich 1918 7th Company Hitler, Adolf  Nov 21st Appointed Member of the 7th Company, 1st Reserve Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment 1918 Guard Hitler, Adolf  Dec Appointed Guard at the Traunstein prisoner-of-war camp 1919 Informer Propagandist Hitler, Adolf   Appointed Informer Propagandist   Appointed V-Mann of an "Enlightenment Commando" to infiltrate the German Workers Party 1919 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf   First visits the German Workers Party, the forerunner of the NSDAP 1919 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  April 27th Red Guards attempt to arrest Hitler 1919 DAP Hitler, Adolf  Sep Appointed Member of the German Workers Party 1919 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Sep Appointed Member of the German Workers Party 1919 Meeting Hitler, Adolf  Oct 16th Hitler speaks for the 1st time in public & raises 300 Marks for the party funds 1919 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Oct 16th 111 people attend a public NSDAP meeting at the Hofbraukeller situated in Wienerstrase 1919 Meeting Hitler, Adolf  Nov At Hitler's instigation more public meetings are held, increasing to about 400 1920 Discharge Hitler, Adolf   Discharged from the Army 1920 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf   Renames the DAP the National Sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei 1920 Saalschutz Hitler, Adolf   Founds a group called the Saalschutz to protect NSDAP speakers, forerunner of the SA 1920 SA Hitler, Adolf   Founds a group called the Saalschutz to protect NSDAP speakers, forerunner of the SA 1920 Swastika Hitler, Adolf   Designs the Swastika which becomes the Party's emblem 1920 25 Point Program Hitler, Adolf  Feb Adapted from Rudolf Jung's Austro-Bohemian program by Anton Drexler, Adolf Hitler, Gottfried Feder and Dietrich Eckart 1920 Manifesto Hitler, Adolf  Feb 24th Hitler proclaims the Party program at the Hofbrauhaus 1920 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Feb 24th At Hitler's wishes the 1st NSDAP rally is held, the Festsaal of the Hofbrauhaus  Feb 24th Chairs the NSDAP rally in the absence of Drexler, over 2,000 attend 1920 25 Point Program Hitler, Adolf  Feb 25th The 25 point Program of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) is proclaimed by Adolf Hitler at a large party gathering in Munich  Feb 25th The party keeps the program when it changes its name to the National Socialist German Workers Party in April 1920 & remains the official party program throughout the party's existence 1920 Demobilization Hitler, Adolf  Mar 31st Stays on the Army payroll until 31st March 1920 1921 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf   Membership of the NSDAP has grown from 190 in Jan 1920 to 3,300 by Aug 1921 1921 Rally Hitler, Adolf   Addresses a meeting where the 1st group of the party outside Munich had been founded 1921 SA Hitler, Adolf   The SA is founded, known as the Gymnastics & Sports Division of the Nazi Party   The SA is founded, known as the Gymnastics & Sports Division of the Nazi Party 1921 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Feb Addresses over 6,000 people in the Circus Krone 1921 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  July 11th Adolf Hitler resigns from the party to force the hand of Anton Drexler not to unite with the DSP  July 25th Adolf Hitler rejoins the party 1921 Chairman Hitler, Adolf  July 29th Appointed Chairman of the NSDAP 1921 Fuehrer Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  July 29th Adolf Hitler assumes leadership of the NSDAP, he becomes "Der Fuehrer" 1921 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  July 29th Adolf Hitler assumes leadership of the NSDAP, he becomes "Der Fuehrer" 1921 Sports Section Hitler, Adolf  Aug Founds the Gymnastic & Sports Section to protect NSDAP speakers, forerunner of the SA 1921 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Aug 1st Sweeps away committees & establishes the "leadership principle" 1921 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Aug 1st Sweeps away committees & establishes the "leadership principle" 1921 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th Hitler and SA disrupt speech by Otto Ballestedt of the Bayernbund; beaten badly; Hitler with others arrested 1921 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Dec The NSDAP total party membership comes to 2000 1921 Voelkische Beobachter Hitler, Adolf  Dec 17th NSDAP buys its first paper, the Voelkische Beobachter 1922 Arrest Hitler, Adolf   Released following reaction in Bavaria to 5 the Law for the Protection of the Republic 1922 Coup d'Etat Hitler, Adolf   The Pittinger Putsch fails & Hitler decides to follow the example of Mussolini 1922 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf   Sends Ludecke to visit Mussolini in Italy where they agree on a wide range of ideas 1922 Jungsturm Adolf Hitler Hitler, Adolf   Founds the Jungsturm Adolf Hitler based in Munich, Bavaria, it serves to train and recruit future members of the Sturmabteilung (or "Storm Regiment"), the adult paramilitary wing of the NSDAP 1922 SA Hitler, Adolf   Founds the Jungsturm Adolf Hitler based in Munich, Bavaria, it serves to train and recruit future members of the Sturmabteilung (or "Storm Regiment"), the adult paramilitary wing of the NSDAP 1922 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Jan 12th Adolf Hitler sentenced to three months 1922 Hitler Youth Hitler, Adolf  Mar 8th The first NSDAP-related organization of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Voelkische Beobachter 1922 Jugendbund der NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Mar 8th The first NSDAP-related organization of German youth is the Jugendbund der NSDAP, its establishment by the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP, the German Nazi Party, is announced in the Voelkische Beobachter 1922 Hitler Youth Hitler, Adolf  May 13th The inaugural meeting of the Hitler Youth 1922 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  June 4th Says "2,000 yrs ago the mob of Jerusalem dragged a man to execution in just this way" 1922 Speech Hitler, Adolf  Aug 16th Condemns the Law for the Protection of the Republic 1923 Rally Hitler, Adolf   1st Nazi rally is held in Munich & attracts 20,000 1923 Stabswache Hitler, Adolf   Hitler orders the formation of a bodyguard for himself, the tiny unit, originally formed by only eight men (and commanded by Julius Schreck and Joseph Berchtold), is designated the Stabswache (Staff Guard)   Soon after its formation, the Stabswache is renamed Stoátrupp (Shock Troop) Adolf Hitler. 1923 Stoátrupp Hitler, Adolf   Soon after its formation, the Stabswache is renamed Stoátrupp (Shock Troop) Adolf Hitler. 1923 Occupation Hitler, Adolf  Jan 11th French & Belgian troops march into the Ruhr after Germany defaults on reparations  Jan 11th Hitler announces there will be 12 Party rallies on 27th January 1923 1st Nazi Party Day Hitler, Adolf  Jan 27th Includes 12 public rallies held in & around Munich in defiance of a police ban 1923 Nazi Party Day Hitler, Adolf  Jan 28th The trooping of the SA colours takes plac attended by 60,000 storm troopers 1923 Trial Hitler, Adolf  Feb 24th 1st day of Hitler's trial in Munich for treason 1923 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  April 1st Imprisoned for 5 yrs in Landsberg fortress 1923 Jews Hitler, Adolf  April 13th Blames the Jews for the loss of the war, inflation & the occupation of the Ruhr 1923 Speech Hitler, Adolf  April 13th Blames the Jews for the loss of the war, inflation & the occupation of the Ruhr 1923 Execution Hitler, Adolf  May 27th Albert Leo Schlageter, a German freebooter and saboteur, is executed by a French firing squad in the Ruhr, Hitler declares him a hero that the German nation was not worthy to possess 1923 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  July 27th Hitler is released 1923 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Aug 1st Nuremberg Nazi rally is held, Julius Streicher had suggested the location 1923 Deutsche Kampfund Hitler, Adolf  Sep Forms a coalition, the Deutsche Kampfund, with other extremist Bavarian organizations 1923 State of Emergency Hitler, Adolf  Sep 26th A state of emergency is declared in Bavaria 1923 Stoátrupp Hitler, Adolf  Nov Hitler is imprisoned and the NSDAP and all associated formations, including the Stoátrupp, are officially disbanded 1923 SA Hitler, Adolf  Nov 4th Founds the SA 1923 Munich Beer Hall Putsch Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th A failed attempt by Hitler to topple the Bavarian Government & march on Berlin 1923 Stoátrupp Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th The Stoátrupp, along with the SA and several other NSDAP paramilitary units, take part in the abortive Beer Hall Putsch in Munich 1923 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Nov 11th Hitler is imprisoned and the NSDAP and all associated formations, including the Stoátrupp, are officially disbanded  Nov 11th Held in Landsberg fortress  Nov 11th Arrested in Austria for part played in the Beer Hall Putsch 1924 25 Point Program Hitler, Adolf   Gottfried Feder proposes a new 39-point program, all such attempts ultimately fail because Hitler refuses to allow any discussion of the party program after 1925 1924 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf   Meets the Bavarian Premier & promises to put the NSDAP struggle on a legal basis   The NSDAP is reorganized around the "Fuhrer Principle" 1924 Party Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf   Appointed Party Fuhrer of the NSDAP 1924 Stabswache Hitler, Adolf   After Hitler's release he orders a new bodyguard unit formed, again called the Stabswache, but this time it did not fall under SA control 1924 Trial Hitler, Adolf  Feb 26th The Hitlerputsch trial begins 1924 Greater German Youth Movement Hitler, Adolf  April The Jugendbund der NSDAP is renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement) 1924 Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung Hitler, Adolf  April The Jugendbund der NSDAP is renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement) 1924 Hitler Youth Hitler, Adolf  April The Jugendbund der NSDAP is renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement) 1924 Jugendbund der NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  April The Jugendbund der NSDAP is renamed Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung (Greater German Youth Movement) 1924 Trial Hitler, Adolf  April 1st Given 5 years for the Munich Beer Hall putsch, reduced to 6 months  April 1st Given 5 years for the Munich Beer Hall putsch, reduced to 6 months 1924 Publication Hitler, Adolf  April 15th Puplication of "Mein Kampf", helped by Herman Hess  April 15th Puplication of "Mein Kampf", written mainly in Landsberg prison 1924 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Dec 20th Released from Landsberg prison after serving 9 months of a 5 yr sentence 1924 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Dec 20th Released from Landsberg prison after serving 9 months of a 5 yr sentence 1925 Publication Hitler, Adolf   Publication of, "Mein Kampf", 1st part is dictated to Rudolf Hess in Landau prison 1925 SS Hitler, Adolf   The Stabswache is renamed as the Schutzstaffel, abbreviated SS 1925 Stabswache Hitler, Adolf   The Stabswache is renamed as the Schutzstaffel, abbreviated SS 1925 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Jan 4th Hitler begins his political comeback by meeting with new ministers and President of Bavaria  Feb 16th The ban on the NSDAP is lifted 1925 Publication Hitler, Adolf  Feb 26th Hitler confirms the party Constitution 1st proclaimed in 1921  Feb 26th Published with an editorial written by Hitler, "a new beginning" 1925 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Feb 27th Relaunches the NSDAP at a rally in Munich 1925 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Feb 27th Holds a meeting at the Burgerbraukellar, 3,000 attend & 2,000 are turned away 1925 Election Hitler, Adolf  Mar 29th Persuades Ludendorf to stand as President of the Weimar Republic 1925 Citizenship Hitler, Adolf  April 7th Renounces Austrian citizenship  April 7th Avoids deportation from Germany by becoming "staatenlos",  April 7th Brunswick makes Hitler a German citizen on the eve of the Presidential election 1925 Publication Hitler, Adolf  July 18th Publication of, "Mein Kampf", Volume I  Dec 8th Publication of, "Mein Kampf", official publication date 1926 Conference of Bamberg Hitler, Adolf  Feb 14th Hitler forces Strasser & Goebbels to abandon their Socialist "economy program"  Feb 14th Reinforces his leadership over the Party, particularly over nth German party rebels 1926 Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung Hitler, Adolf  July 4th The Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung is officially renamed Hitler Jugend Bund der deutschen Arbeiterjugend, (Hitler Youth League of German Worker Youth) 1926 Hitler Youth Hitler, Adolf  July 4th The Grossdeutsche Jugendbewegung is officially renamed Hitler Jugend Bund der deutschen Arbeiterjugend, (Hitler Youth League of German Worker Youth) 1927 Geneology Hitler, Adolf   Hans Frank carries out research to prove that Hitler has no Jewish blood 1927 Publication Hitler, Adolf   Publication of, "Mein Kampf", written in Landau Prison 1927 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Mar 10th Hitler's public speaking ban is lifted  May Hitler speaking ban lifted in Bavaria 1928 Election Hitler, Adolf  May 20th The Nazi Party polls 810,000 votes out of 31 million cast, 2.5%  May 20th The Nazi party wins 12 of the 491 Reichstag seats 1928 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th The NSDAP speeking ban in Prussia is lifted 1928 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Nov 16th Makes on open air speech in Berlin 1930 Election Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th 6.4 million votes, 18%, 107 of 577 seats in the Reichstag go to the Nazi Party  Sep 14th The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties, and this encourages the supporters of the Nazis  Sep 14th The Nazi party becomes the 2nd largest party  Sep 14th The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928 1930 Weimar Republic Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th The increased representation of the NSDAP has devastating consequences for the Republic, there was no longer a moderate majority in the Reichstag even for a Great Coalition of moderate parties, and this encourages the supporters of the Nazis  Sep 14th The Reichstag general elections result in an enormous political shift, 18.3% of the vote goes to the Nazis, five times the percentage compared to 1928 1930 Election Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Hitler is denied a seat because he is Austrian, not German 1931 Inauguration Hitler, Adolf  Jan 1st The NSDAP HQ is inaugurated 1931 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th The SA ban is lifted & Hitler Re-affirms policy of "legality" 1931 SA Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Schleicher removes the Nazi bans & forbids the SA to take part in any street-fighting  Feb 20th The SA ban is lifted & Hitler Re-affirms policy of "legality" 1931 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  July 9th Issues a joint statement agreeing to co-operate in "overthrowing" the existing system  July 9th Makes an agreement in Berlin with Hugenburg & the German National Party 1932 Election Hitler, Adolf   Cannot win a majority & demands to be Chancellor of a Presidential Government 1932 Party Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf   Hindenburg offers Hitler the Chancellorship under certain preconditions 1932 Reform Hitler, Adolf   Schleicher & Roehm want to merge the SA & Army but Hitler is opposed 1932 SA Hitler, Adolf   Hitler's private armies are banned   Roehm advises resistance to this but Hitler insists on acceptance   Von Papen lifts the ban on the SA, imposed after the street riots, in an unsuccessful attempt to secure the backing of Hitler 1932 Citizenship Hitler, Adolf  Feb 25th Hitler is granted German citizenship 1932 Election Hitler, Adolf  Mar 13th Hindenburg is just 0.4% short of a majority  Mar 13th Hindenburg wins 1st round of Presidential election with 18.65 million votes 1932 Party Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf  Mar 13th Presidential elections 1st round, Hindenburg wins 49.6% to Hitler's 30.1% of the votes 1932 Election Hitler, Adolf  April 10th Presidential elections, 2nd round  April 10th Wins 13.42 million votes, Hindenburg wins 19.36 million votes  July 31st The general elections yield major gains for the KPD and the Nazis, who win 37.2% of the vote, supplanting the Social Democrats as the largest party in the Reichstag  July 31st The height of Nazi electoral success under free elections  July 31st The Nazis win 230 of 608 seats in the Reichstag & double their strength 1932 Party Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf  July 31st During the 7th elections to the Reichstag the Nazis win 196 out of 584 seats  July 31st Durung the sixth elections to the Reichstag the Nazis win 230 out of 608 seats 1932 Reichstag Hitler, Adolf  July 31st The general elections yield major gains for the KPD and the Nazis, who win 37.2% of the vote, supplanting the Social Democrats as the largest party in the Reichstag 1932 Cabinet Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th Hitler refuses to serve as Franz von Papen's vice chancellor 1932 Election Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th Hitler refuses a ministry under Papen, and demands the chancellorship for himself, but is rejected by Hindenburg  Aug 13th There is still no majority in the Reichstag for any Government, as a result, the Reichstag is dissolved and elections take place once more in the hope that a stable majority would result 1932 Reichstag Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th There is still no majority in the Reichstag for any Government, as a result, the Reichstag is dissolved and elections take place once more in the hope that a stable majority would result 1932 Weimar Republic Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th Hitler refuses a ministry under Papen, and demands the chancellorship for himself, but is rejected by Hindenburg 1932 Party Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf  Sep 2nd Assumes the position of supreme SA leader 1932 Election Hitler, Adolf  Nov 6th Elections are held in which the NSDAP vote falls from 230 to 196 seats  Nov 6th Elections yield 33.1% for the Nazis, dropping 2 million voters, Franz von Papen steps down, and is succeeded by General Kurt von Schleicher as Reichskanzler  Nov 6th Refuses to join a coalition  Dec 3rd The Nazis lose 40% of their vote, it looks as though they cannot be voted into power 1933 Austrian Legion Hitler, Adolf   Founds the Austrian Legion which remains mobilized in Bavaria on the Austrian border 1933 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf   Broadcasts a promise to reconcile with France once the Saarland is returned 1933 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf   Founds the Austrian Legion which remains mobilized in Bavaria on the Austrian border 1933 Kosher Food Hitler, Adolf   Bans kosher food 1933 Peoples Court Hitler, Adolf   Hitler decrees that treason would only be tried by a newly established Volksgerichtshof, notorious for it's death sentences 1933 Plot Hitler, Adolf   Allows Hitler to accelerate the banning of the Communist Party & confirm Nazi claims of a pending Communist revolution 1933 Protestantism Hitler, Adolf   The Conference of Protestant Churches is declared illegal 1933 Rule of Saarland Hitler, Adolf   Broadcasts a promise Germany will reconcile with France once the Saarland is returned 1933 Weimar Republic Hitler, Adolf   Less than a month after Adolf Hitler's appointment as chancellor the Reichstag Fire Decree invokes Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, suspending several Constitutional protections on civil rights 1933 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Jan 4th It is agreed Papen will ask Hindenburg to make Hitler Chancellor  Jan 4th Meets Papen at von Schroeder's home 1933 Government Hitler, Adolf  Jan 4th Hitler & Papen meet in the House of the banker Schroder to form a joint Government 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  Jan 22nd Gains the support of Oscar von Hindenburg who agrees to appoint Hitler Chancellor 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Hindenburg asks Hitler to form a Government  Jan 30th The Government rules by Presidential decree as a coalition of "National accord"  Jan 30th The "National Revolution" is followed by a "Lawful Revolution" 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Calls for a Rechstag election for 5th March 1933 Dissolution Hitler, Adolf  Jan 31st Dissolves the Reichstag & calls an election 1933 Government Hitler, Adolf  Jan 31st Asked by Hindenburg to head a Harzburg coalition of the NSDAP & Hugenberg Nationalists 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  Feb Directs his campaign against 14yrs of party Government 1933 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Feb The Reichstag Fire trial is held but the Communist leaders are acquitted 1933 Trial Hitler, Adolf  Feb At the end of the Reichstag Fire trial only Van der Lubbe is convicted, while his fellow defendants are found not guilty 1933 Conference of Disarmament Hitler, Adolf  Feb 2nd A 2nd internalional Conference on disarmament ends without results, It tries to limit the army sizes of the major powers, while Germany is entitled to 200,000, Germany leaves the Conference because a plan postpones the limitations for 4 years 1933 Decree Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people" 1933 State of Emergency Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Constitutional rights are suspended by decree, "to protect the German people" 1933 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Business leaders meet at the President's Palace & agree to financially support Hitler 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Business leaders meet at the President's Palace & agree to financially support Hitler 1933 State of Emergency Hitler, Adolf  Feb 23rd Declares a state of emergency 1933 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Feb 27th The Nazis burn down the Reichstag & blame a Communist plot 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th Individual liberty under the Weimer Constitution is suspended  Feb 28th After the Reichstag fire Constitutional rights are suspended by Presidential decree 1933 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th Hitler promulgates a decree "for the protection of the People & the State"  Feb 28th Constitutional rights are suspended by Presidential decree 1933 Reichstag Fire Decree Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th Less than a month after Adolf Hitler's appointment as chancellor the Reichstag Fire Decree invokes Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, suspending several Constitutional protections on civil rights  Feb 28th The Reichstag Fire Decree suspends most civil liberties in Germany and is used by the Nazis to ban publications not considered "friendly" to the Nazi cause 1933 Reichstag Fire Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th Despite the fact that Marinus van der Lubbe claimed to have acted alone in the Reichstag Fire, Hitler, after having obtained his emergency powers, announces that it was the start of a Communist plot to take over Germany  Feb 28th Thousands of Communists are imprisoned in the days following the fire (including leaders of the Communist Party of Germany) on the charge that the Party was preparing to stage a putsch 1933 SS Hitler, Adolf  Mar The SS had grown from a tiny personal bodyguard unit to a formation of over 50,000 men, the decision is made to form a new bodyguard unit, picking the most capable and trustworthy SS men to form its cadre  Mar The SS is put under the command of Josef Dietrich who had selected 117 men for the SS-Stabswache Berlin, out of these three would become divisional commanders,at least eight would become regimental commanders, fifteen became battalion commanders 1933 Communist Party Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st As a consequence of the Reichstag Fire Decree, the Communist Party of Germany KPD is banned  Mar 1st The police & SA sieze all Communist Party buildings in Germany along with weapons claimed to be used for a Coup 1933 Decree Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st As a consequence of the Reichstag Fire Decree, the Communist Party of Germany KPD is banned 1933 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st As a consequence of the Reichstag Fire Decree, the Communist Party of Germany KPD is banned 1933 Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  Mar 5th The NSDAP wins only 44% of the vote but are able to use it to gain total power 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  Mar 5th Falls far short of the 2/3 majority to establish dictatorship by consent of Parliament  Mar 5th The Nazis increase their vote to 44% giving the Nazis & their coalition allies the German National Peoples Party 52%  Mar 5th The Nazis need the 52 seats won by their Nationalist allies to win a majority  Mar 5th The Nazis poll 17,277,180 votes, failing to win a majority with 43.9% of the total  Mar 5th The Nazis win 288 out of 647 seats in the Reichstag  Mar 5th With Communist electoral participation also suppressed (the Communists had previously polled 17% of the vote), the Nazis are able to increase their share of the vote in the March 5, 1933 Reichstag elections from 33% to 44%  Mar 5th Hitler makes a speech on the "Day of the Awekening Nation" 1933 Reichstag Fire Hitler, Adolf  Mar 5th With Communist electoral participation also suppressed (the Communists had previously polled 17% of the vote), the Nazis are able to increase their share of the vote in the March 5, 1933 Reichstag elections from 33% to 44% 1933 Speech Hitler, Adolf  Mar 5th Hitler makes a speech on the "Day of the Awekening Nation" 1933 Coup d'Etat Hitler, Adolf  Mar 9th Under Hitler's orders von Epp sets up a Nazi regime in Bavaria 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  Mar 20th Hitler agrees Centre Party terms but expects bishops to revoke a Nazi membership ban  Mar 20th The Centre Party agrees to the terms of the Concordat & will vote for the Enabling Act 1933 Concentration Camps Hitler, Adolf  Mar 21st 1st concentration camp is opened at Oranienburg outside Berlin 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Mar 21st "The day of Potsdam", Parliament is deprived of its powers 1933 Economy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 21st The "battle for work" begins 1933 Reichstag Hitler, Adolf  Mar 21st A ceremony in the Potsdam Garrison Church marks the opening of the Reichstag  Mar 21st Opened on the same day Bismarck opened the 1st Reichstag of the 2nd Reich in 1871  Mar 21st The ceremonial opening of the 1st NSDAP Parliament, held at the Garrison Church 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd A dictatorship in all but name is established  Mar 23rd All political parties other than the NSDAP are banned  Mar 23rd Legislative power is transferred to the executive  Mar 23rd The Centre Party votes for the Enabling Law, the "legal" basis of dictatorship  Mar 23rd 441 in the Reichstag vote for the Enabling Bill, only 94 against  Mar 23rd Nazi Germany cultivated the Fuhrerprinzip (leader principle), and Hitler was generally known as just der Fuhrer ("the Leader")  Mar 23rd The Enabling Act secures Hitler's independence from the Reichstag & President  Mar 23rd The Enabling Bill is put before the Reichstag  Mar 23rd The title of F�hrer and Chancellor is soon understood to mean Head of State & Head of Government & given by propaganda the title of F�hrer des deutschen Reiches und Volkes (Leader of the German Reich and People), the name the soldiers had to swear to  Mar 23rd The title of Reichspr„sident however was not taken by Hitler; instead, he wanted to let his title remain F�hrer und Reichskanzler, for respect of Hindenburg's achievements as a WWI hero who became Germany's President 1933 Fuhrerprinzip Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd Nazi Germany cultivated the Fuhrerprinzip (leader principle), and Hitler was generally known as just der Fuhrer ("the Leader") 1933 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd The Centre Party votes for the Enabling Law, the "legal" basis of dictatorship  Mar 23rd The Kroll Opera House, where the voting will be held, is surrounded by SA & SS 1933 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd The Enabling Act, the "Law for Removing the Distress of People & Reich" is presented 1933 Reichstag Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd The Reichstag convenes in the Kroll Opera House 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Mar 24th After only two months in office the Reichstag passes the Enabling Act which gave the Chancellor full legislative powers for a period of four years, the Chancellor could introduce any law without consulting Parliament  Mar 24th After the passage of the Enabling Act Hitler becomes dictator of Germany  Mar 24th Germany becomes a dictatorship  Mar 24th The Reichstag votes for the Enabling Act handing over legislative control to the Nazis 1933 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Mar 24th Germany becomes a dictatorship  Mar 24th The Reichstag votes for the Enabling Act 1933 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Mar 24th 441 for to 84 against (all 84 Social Democrats) for the Enabling Act  Mar 24th The Reichstag votes for the Enabling Act 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Bishops withdraw their ban on membership of the Nazi party 1933 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Roosevelt requests an assurance Germany will not invade any country from a list of 31  Mar 25th The US "declines" to recognize the German occupation of Bohemia & Moravia 1933 NSDAP Hitler, Adolf  Mar 30th German bishops withdraw their ban on Nazism 1933 Jewish Bank Accounts Hitler, Adolf  April 1st The Nazis seize Jewish bank accounts 1933 Persecution Hitler, Adolf  April 1st National boycott of all Jewish businesses & professions 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  April 7th Appoints Nazi Reich Governors to run all German states subjecting them to the Reich 1933 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  April 27th Anglo-German trade agreement 1933 VJ Day Hitler, Adolf  May 1st The "Joy of Victory" celebrations take place 1933 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  May 2nd Trades Union leaders are put in concentration camps 1933 Trades Unions Hitler, Adolf  May 2nd The Nazis suppress German trades unions  May 2nd Dissolves the Trades Unions, their leaders are put in concentration camps 1933 Books Hitler, Adolf  May 10th Bonfires are started with proscribed books of anti-Nazi writers 1933 Burning Books Hitler, Adolf  May 10th Bonfires are started with proscribed books of anti-Nazi writers 1933 Purge Hitler, Adolf  May 10th Decadent books are burnt in a purge by the Nazis 1933 Election Hitler, Adolf  May 28th The Nazis win elections in Danzig 1933 Neuordnung Hitler, Adolf  June Policy change of the "National revolution" combining Nationalism & Socialism 1933 Social Democratic Party Hitler, Adolf  June 22nd Frick dissolves the Social Democratic Party as "subversive & inimical to the state" 1933 Reichstag Fire Hitler, Adolf  July Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vassil Tanev are indicted on charges of setting the Reichstag on fire 1933 Trial Hitler, Adolf  July Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vassil Tanev are indicted on charges of setting the Reichstag on fire 1933 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  July 1st 1st propaganda leaflet drop over Austria, denouncing Dollfuss 1933 Catholic Bavarian Peoples Party Hitler, Adolf  July 4th The Catholic Bavarian Peoples Party announces its dissolution 1933 German National Party Hitler, Adolf  July 4th The German National Party announces its dissolution 1933 Peoples Party Hitler, Adolf  July 4th The Peoples Party announces its dissolution 1933 Centre Party Hitler, Adolf  July 5th The Centre Party announces its dissolution 1933 Dissolution Hitler, Adolf  July 5th The Centre Party announces its dissolution 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  July 8th Papen & Cardinal Pacelli sign the German concordat with Rome  July 8th Papen & Cardinal Pacelli sign the German concordat with Rome 1933 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  July 8th Papen & Cardinal Pacelli sign the German concordat with Rome 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  July 9th The world learns of the concordat signed between Germany & the Holy See 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  July 14th The National Socialist German Worker's Party becomes the only political party 1933 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf  July 14th Dismisses all members of the Cabinet who are not Nazi sympathisers 1933 Political Parties Hitler, Adolf  July 14th The NSDAP becomes the political party allowed in Germany 1933 Reform Hitler, Adolf  July 14th A law is passed "for the prevention of the propogation of hereditary illness" 1933 Pact Hitler, Adolf  July 15th A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  July 19th The Catholic Church agrees not to become involved in Germany if Catholicism is allowed  July 20th The concordat is formally signed 1933 Chamber of Cult Hitler, Adolf  Sep The Reichs Chamber of Culture is founded under the new Minister of Propaganda 1933 Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  Sep Ludwig Muller is appointed Bishop of the Reich 1933 Concordat Hitler, Adolf  Sep Ludwig Muller becomes Bishop of the Reich 1933 Leibstandarte Hitler, Adolf  Sep The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (SS-LAH) becomes Adolf Hitler's personal Bodyguard Regiment ("Leibstandarte" being the German word for "bodyguard") 1933 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Sep 2nd Addresses 200,000 & promises that Nuremberg rallies will meet for 100 years 1933 League of Nations Hitler, Adolf  Oct 14th Germany leaves the League of Nations, because it cannot fully rearm  Oct 14th Germany leaves the League of Nations, because it cannot fully rearm 1933 Freikorps Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th Freikorps leaders symbolically gave their old battle flags to Hitler's Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel in a huge ceremony 1933 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Dec 1st The NSDAP becomes the party of the state 1933 Reichstag Fire Hitler, Adolf  Dec 23rd At the end of the trial only Van der Lubbe is convicted, while his fellow defendants are found not guilty 1934 Armament Hitler, Adolf   Orders the Army to increase it's strength from 100,000 to 300,000 by October 1 1934 1934 Constitution Hitler, Adolf   Abolishes the title & office of the President 1934 Coup d'Etat Hitler, Adolf   Mussolini mobilizes 4 Div's after the assassination of Dolfuss, Hitler's Coup fails   Mussolini mobilizes on the Brenner Pass & forces Hitler to give up annexation   Mussolini mobilizes 4 Div's after the assassination of Dolfuss, Hitler's Coup fails 1934 Execution Hitler, Adolf   Van der Lubbe is beheaded in a German prison yard after being found guilty of the Reichstag fire 1934 Gestapo Hitler, Adolf   Hitler says of the Gestapo that "all means, even if they are not in conformity with existing laws and precedents, are permitted if they serve the will of the F�hrer"   The Gestapo has the authority to arrest citizens on the mere suspicion that they might commit a crime, and the definition of a crime is at their discretion 1934 Interview Hitler, Adolf   Announces to a Daily Mail reporter that "war will not come again" 1934 League of Nations Hitler, Adolf   Germany leaves the League of Nations   Germany leaves the League of Nations 1934 Night of Long Knives Hitler, Adolf   The Reichstag retrospectively makes the plot both "legal & statesmanlike" 1934 Peoples Court Hitler, Adolf   The Court handed down an enormous number of death sentences under Judge-President Roland Freisler   The Peoples Court (German: Volksgerichtshof) is established in 1934 by Hitler, who had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the Reichstag Fire Trial (all but one of the accused were acquitted)   The "Peoples Court" was set up outside the operations of the Constitutional frame of law, the court had jurisdiction over a rather broad array of "political offenses," which included crimes like black marketeering, work slowdowns, defeatism and treason 1934 Referendum Hitler, Adolf   Hitler's position as President of Germany is confirmed by a plebiscite of 88%   The Council of the League of Nations places on its agenda the Saarland Plebiscite 1934 Volksgerichtshof Hitler, Adolf   The Peoples Court (German: Volksgerichtshof) is established in 1934 by Hitler, who had been dissatisfied with the outcome of the Reichstag Fire Trial (all but one of the accused were acquitted) 1934 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Jan 1st Sterilization measures come into effect to prevent hereditary illness 1934 Reichstag Fire Hitler, Adolf  Jan 10th Van der Lubbe is beheaded in a German prison yard after being found guilty of the Reichstag fire 1934 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 24th Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland 1934 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Jan 24th Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland 1934 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 26th Diffuses aggressive intentions & draws Poland away from an Alliance with France  Jan 26th Signs a pact of non-aggression with Poland 1934 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Feb Hitler makes Rohm sign an agreement with Blomber restricting the activity of ths SA 1934 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Feb Hitler makes Rohm sign an agreement with Blomber restricting the activity of ths SA 1934 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  April 7th Abolishes state assemblies & transfers all sovereign power to the Reich 1934 Meeting Hitler, Adolf  June 4th Hitler meets Rohm, the outcome is is that the SA has to take 1 month's leave  June 4th Hitler has a meeting with Rohm for 5 hrs & warns him not to start a 2nd revolution 1934 SA Hitler, Adolf  June 4th Hitler has a meeting with Rohm, the SA has to take 1 month's leave 1934 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  June 14th Hitler & Mussolini meet in Venice 1934 Plot Hitler, Adolf  June 22nd Meets with Lutze & declares that the SA must go  June 22nd Promises General Blomber that he will suppress the SA leadership 1934 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  June 30th Orders the arrest & execution of all rivals to him within the Nazi Party  June 30th Confronts Rohm, accuses hime of organizing a rebellion & has him arrested  June 30th Confronts Rohm & has him & other SA leaders arrested 1934 Execution Hitler, Adolf  June 30th Executed by the Nazis, Director of the Students Welfare Fund  June 30th Executed by the Nazis, had drafted Papen's protest speech 13 days prior  June 30th Execution of Fritz Gerlich, executed by the Nazis for editing an anti-Nazi newspaper 1934 Night of Long Knives Hitler, Adolf  June 30th Confronts Rohm & has him & other SA leaders arrested  June 30th Assassinations against the SA & ideas of Ernst Roehm who wants a Socialist revolution  June 30th Gives the codeword, "Kolibri" & triggers off a massacre in Berlin 1934 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  July More than 150 SA leaders are arrested & executed 1934 Execution Hitler, Adolf  July 1st Former Chancellor Schleicher is gunned down by 6 assassins  July 1st Has Gregor Strasser executed, 1 of the founders of the Nazi Party  July 1st The execution of Rohm gives Hitler full control of the SA  July 1st Has von Kahr executed because he had led the troops against Hitler's Beer Hall putsch 1934 Night of Long Knives Hitler, Adolf  July 13th Announces Rohm, von Schleicher & Gregor Strasser plotted against the Reich  July 13th Defends himself in the Reichstag as "the Supreme Justiciar of the German People"  July 13th Defends his actions in the Reichstag which "belonged to a higher justice"  July 13th Hitler instructs Wilhelm Frick to draft a law making the killings legal 1934 Assassination Hitler, Adolf  July 25th Nazis murder Dolfuss during a failed Coup after he objects to anschluss with Germany 1934 Coup d'Etat Hitler, Adolf  July 25th Austrian Nazis break into the Federal Chancellery & assassinate Dolfuss  July 25th Austrian Nazis break into the Federal Chancellery & assassinate Dolfuss 1934 Weimar Republic Hitler, Adolf  Aug The powers of the L„nder (states) were transferred to the Reich, rendering the Reichsrat obsolete, a month later, the01 Reichsrat itself was dissolved & when President von Hindenburg die in August Hitler appropriated the president's powers for himself 1934 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Aug 1st A law is passed combining the offices of "Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor" with President  Aug 2nd Goebbels makes a broadcast announcing the merger of the offices of Fuhrer & President  Aug 2nd Appoints himself as President of Germany after the death of President von Hindenburg 1934 Death Hitler, Adolf  Aug 2nd Deth of Hindenburg, Hitler becomes head of state & the army swears an oath to him 1934 Oath Hitler, Adolf  Aug 2nd The armed forces swear an oath of allegiance to the "Fuhrer & Chancellor Adolf Hitler" 1934 President Hitler, Adolf  Aug 2nd Appointed President of Germany 1934 Fuehrer Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  Aug 19th On the death of Hindenburg proclaims himself Fuhrer, a position created by himself 1934 Deutsche Arbeits Front Hitler, Adolf  Oct 24th Issues a decree compelling all workers have to join the Deutsche Arbeits Front 1934 Labour Movement Hitler, Adolf  Oct 24th The Nazi labour movement is formed 1935 Constitution Hitler, Adolf   When conscription is reintroduced Hitler had himself promoted to the new title Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces)   Legally, the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht was Adolf Hitler in his capacity as Germany's head of state, a position he gained after the death of President Paul von Hindenburg in August 1934 1935 Legislation Hitler, Adolf   Decrees full "racial purity" by forbidding mixed blood co-habitation   Law for the Protection of German Blood & Honour 1935 Oberster Befehlshaber Hitler, Adolf   When conscription is reintroduced Hitler had himself promoted to the new title Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces) 1935 Referendum Hitler, Adolf   Agrees a request from the League of Nations not to interfere in elections   The Nazis launch a vehement campaign 1935 Reichswehr Hitler, Adolf   The Reichswehr was renamed Wehrmacht 1935 Supreme Commander Hitler, Adolf   When conscription is reintroduced Hitler had himself promoted to the new title Oberster Befehlshaber der Wehrmacht (Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces) 1935 Wehrmacht Hitler, Adolf   The Reichswehr was renamed Wehrmacht   Wehrmacht, name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945, consists of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force) 1935 Referendum Hitler, Adolf  Jan 13th Overwhelming victory, German rule is not allowed by World War I peace treaties 1935 Rule of Saarland Hitler, Adolf  Jan 13th Hitler wins the referendum for the return of Saarland 1935 Armament Hitler, Adolf  Mar Announces the peace time strength of the German army will be 1/2 million  Mar Hitler restores conscription 1935 Conscription Hitler, Adolf  Mar Hitler restores conscription 1935 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Mar Founds the Ministry of Church Affairs  Mar Hitler restores conscription 1935 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  Mar Hitler repudiates the military restrictions of the treaty of Versailles 1935 Armament Hitler, Adolf  Mar 9th The Allies are informed about the existence of a German airforce 1935 Luftwaffe Hitler, Adolf  Mar 9th The Allies are informed about the existence of a German airforce 1935 Armament Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Announces abrogation of the treaty of Versailles  Mar 16th Announces expansion of the Army to 36 Divs  Mar 16th The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles 1935 Conscription Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles 1935 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles  Mar 16th Announces abrogation of the treaty of Versailles & expansion of the Army to 36 Divs 1935 Communique Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd Meets Eden to discuss the London Communique issued by Britain & France 1935 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd Meets Eden to discuss the London Communique issued by Britain & France  Mar 23rd Rejects an Eastern Pact based on Locarno & prefers individual pacts 1935 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  April 11th A Conference at Maggiore attended by Italy, Britain & France  April 11th The Stresa Front is formed which condemns Germany's violations of Versailles 1935 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  April 17th The League of Nations condemns the German violation of the Versailles treaty, no action is taken 1935 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  April 30th A Jewish tenant can be evicted if an alternate lodging is available 1935 Treaty of Anglo German Naval Hitler, Adolf  May 21st Prepared to restrict the tonnage of the German Navy to 35% of the British  June 18th Agrees to restrict the fleet to 35% of the Royal Navy's & to parity in submarines 1935 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  June 26th Men aged between 19 & 25 are conscripted for 6 months, prior to military service 1935 Reform Hitler, Adolf  June 26th The Reichsarbeitsdienst law is passed 1935 Employment Hitler, Adolf  Sep Can claim that unemployment had fallen from 6 million to 1 million 1935 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Sep 11th First day of the Nuremberg Rally 1935 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Creates Reichsburger of "pure German blood"  Sep 15th Jews lose legal equality as Germany is divided into "subjects"& "citizens" 1935 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Jews are stripped of German citzenship  Sep 15th The Reichstag passes further anti-Semitic & Nuremberg laws  Sep 15th Jews lose legal equality as Germany is divided into "subjects"& "citizens" 1935 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Oct 5th Jews are issued with new passports identified with the letter J 1935 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Oct 6th Orders abortion if either partner suffers from hereditary disease 1935 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Oct 6th Orders abortion if either partner suffers from hereditary disease 1935 Exile Hitler, Adolf  Oct 28th 17,000 Polish Jews are expelled 1936 Condor Legion Hitler, Adolf   Forms the Condor Legion which transports troops from Morocco   The Condor Legion is used to test weapons during the Spanish Civil War 1936 Hitler Youth Hitler, Adolf   Membership of the Hitler Youth Movement becomes compulsory 1936 Treaty of Locarno Hitler, Adolf   Hitler gets away with breaking the Locarno agreement which had guaranteed frontiers 1936 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Feb France ratifies a treaty with Russia, Hitler uses this to march into the Rhineland 1936 Occupation Hitler, Adolf  Feb France ratifies a treaty with Russia, Hitler uses this to march into the Rhineland  Mar 7th France could have acted under the treaty of Locarno to prevent the occupation  Mar 7th Gambles that the French will not declare war  Mar 7th In contravention to the treaty of Versailles, an act of war  Mar 7th Musters a single Division & occupies the Rhineland, only 3 battalions cross the Rhine 1936 Treaty of Locarno Hitler, Adolf  Mar 7th France could have acted under the treaty of Locarno to prevent the occupation  Mar 7th Hitler tears up the treaty of Locarno when he sent in the German Army into the Rhineland 1936 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  Mar 7th Hitler occupies the Rhineland in contravention of Versailles, an act of war 1936 Rally Hitler, Adolf  May 1st A Nazi May Day rally is held in Berlin merged with an ancient Spring festival 1936 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  June 17th All political police forces throughout Germany are united with Himmler as the chief 1936 Reform Hitler, Adolf  June 17th Himmler merges the control of the police & the SS  June 17th Hitler places the control of the police forces under Himmler 1936 Sicherheitsdienst Hitler, Adolf  June 17th All political police forces throughout Germany are united with Himmler as the chief 1936 Sicherheitspolizei Hitler, Adolf  June 17th Heydrich is placed in charge of the Sicherheitspolizei 1936 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  July 11th Austria agrees that her foreign policy would be determined as a "German State" 1936 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  July 11th Germany confirms Austria's sovereignty & promises not to interfere in internal affairs 1936 Independence Hitler, Adolf  July 11th Confirms Austria's sovereignty & promises not to interfere in it's internal affairs 1936 Olympics Hitler, Adolf  Aug Germany hosts the Olympics, the most ceremonial up to that time 1936 Civil War Spain Hitler, Adolf  Aug 24th Germany, Italy & Portugal agree to Anglo-French proposals for non-intervention  Sep Hitler announces the 2nd 4 Year Plan with Goring as plenipotentiary 1936 Rally Hitler, Adolf  Sep A week long Nazi rally is held in Nuremberg 1936 Civil War Spain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 9th A Non-intervention committee is held in London, Italy & Germany ignore it 1936 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Oct 5th All Jewish passports must be stamped with the letter "J" 1936 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Nov 1st Signs the agreement, effectively ending the treaty of Versailles 1936 Civil War Spain Hitler, Adolf  Nov 18th Germany recognizes Franco's Nationalist regime, the Junta at Burgos 1937 Legislation Hitler, Adolf   Civil Service Act, teachers become executors of the Party State 1937 Oath Hitler, Adolf   The Protestant Church takes an oath & is declared "coordinated" 1937 Rally Hitler, Adolf   Announces his plan for "a German Reich of German nationals" 1937 Reform Hitler, Adolf   Civil Service Act, teachers become executors of the Party State 1937 Armament Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Proclaims to the Reichstag Germany's withdrawal from the treaty of Versailles 1937 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium 1937 Independence Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Hitler repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium  Jan 30th Repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium 1937 Treaty of Locarno Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Repudiates the Locarno treaty but will guarantee the independence of Holland & Belgium 1937 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Addresses the Reichstag proclaiming "withdrawal" from the treaty of Versailles  Jan 30th Proclaims to the Reichstag "withdrawal of the German signature" from Versailles 1937 Bombing of Guernica Hitler, Adolf  April 27th The Condor Legion bomb rebel lines & civilian centres during the Spanish Civil War 1937 Treaty of Versailles Hitler, Adolf  Sep 7th Calls an end to the treaty of Versailles 1937 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 23rd Hitler meets Mussolini in front of an SS Parade & a rally of 800,000  Sep 23rd Hitler receives Mussolini, he tries to prize Italy away from it's support of Austria  Sep 23rd The Duke & Duchess of Windsor begin their visit to Germany & meet Hitler 1937 Declaration of War Hitler, Adolf  Nov 5th Declares to the service chiefs Germany must use force to win teritory in 1938 or 1939 1937 Memo Hitler, Adolf  Nov 5th Declares that Britain will be a neutral while Germany expands in the East  Nov 5th Declares that Britain will be a neutral while Germany expands in the East 1937 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Dec Over 800 Protestant pastors are arrested  Dec The leader of the Protestant opposition to the German Christians is arrested 1937 Resignation Hitler, Adolf  Dec Hitler accepts Schacht's resignation after he disagrees with Goering's policies 1938 Cabinet Hitler, Adolf   Sets up a Secret Cabinet Council, probably to impress Chamberlain, but it never meets 1938 Crisis Hitler, Adolf   Dismsses Blomberg & Fritsch after contrived revelations about their personal lives 1938 OKH Hitler, Adolf   The OKW coordinates military activities but Keitel's sway over the three branches of service (army, air force, and navy) was rather limited, each its own High Command, known as Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, army), Oberkommando der Marine (OKL) 1938 OKL Hitler, Adolf   The OKW coordinates military activities but Keitel's sway over the three branches of service (army, air force, and navy) was rather limited, each its own High Command, known as Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, army), Oberkommando der Marine (OKL) 1938 OKW Hitler, Adolf   After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created   The OKW coordinates military activities but Keitel's sway over the three branches of service (army, air force, and navy) was rather limited, each its own High Command, known as Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, army), Oberkommando der Marine (OKL) 1938 Wehrmacht Hitler, Adolf   After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created   In the reshuffle Hitler becomes the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces   In the reshuffle Hitler becomes the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces   The OKW coordinates military activities but Keitel's sway over the three branches of service (army, air force, and navy) was rather limited, each its own High Command, known as Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH, army), Oberkommando der Marine (OKL)   After von Blomberg resigned in the course of the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht or OKW) under Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel is created 1938 Crisis Hitler, Adolf  Jan Dismisses 16 high ranking officers during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis  Jan Hitler uses the crisis to appoint himself supreme commander of the armed forces 1938 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf  Jan Forces von Leeb into retirement during the Blomberg-Fritsch crisis 1938 Crisis Hitler, Adolf  Jan 12th Hitler attends the wedding of von Blomberg to Eva Gruhn, allegedly a former prostitute 1938 Resignation Hitler, Adolf  Jan 25th Hitler uses Blomberg's resignation to become Commander-in-Chief 1938 Constitution Hitler, Adolf  Feb The last Cabinet meeting of the Third Reich  Feb With Hitler's approval the CAbinet can promulgate decrees which have the status of law 1938 Commander Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Wehrmacht 1938 Crisis Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Blomberg is forced to resign 1938 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Conservatives such as Blomberg, Fritsch & Neurath appointed by Hindenburg are removed 1938 Fuehrer Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  Feb 4th Appoints von Ribbentrop Foreirgn Minister  Feb 4th Assumes the leadership of the Ministry of War 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Feb 12th Hitler orders the Austrian Chancellor to to hand over control of his Government  Feb 12th Informs the Austrian Chancellor to hand control over to the Nazis 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Feb 12th Schuschigg is forced by Hitler to agree an amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Promises to support the rights of Germans not living in the Reich in the Reichstag 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia 1938 Rule of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Feb 20th Hitler demands self-determination for Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 8th Herbert Hoover tells Hitler that his doctrine would be unacceptable and intolerable in the US 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Mar 9th Kurt Schuschnigg defies the Nazis & calls for a referendum on independence  Mar 10th Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th 1938 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 10th Decides on military occupation before Schuschnigg's plebiscite of March 13th 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Mar 11th Austrian Nazis in Government appeal to Hitler to restore order  Mar 11th Mussolini indicates that he will not intervene to save Austria  Mar 11th Austrian Nazis take to the streets in Austria & appeal to Hitler to restore order  Mar 11th Makes an ultimatum to Schuschnigg forbidding his referendum on union with Germany 1938 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 11th German troops are prepared to invade Austria 1938 Invasion of Bohemia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 11th Decides to issue an ultimatum to annex Bohemia & Moravia  Mar 11th An ultimatum is drafted on Hitler's orders by Keitel calling the Czechs to surrender 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Mar 12th Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss  Mar 12th Orders Wihelm Stuckart to Vienna to draft a law making him President of Austria  Mar 12th German troops occupy Austria which then becomes a Dominion of the Third Reich  Mar 12th Proclaims the union of Austria with Germany  Mar 12th Orders Stuckart to Vienna to organize anshcluss n defiance of the Versailles treaty 1938 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 12th Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss 1938 Rule of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 12th Germany invades Austria after the Austrian Nazi Party invite German troops to march in and the union becomes the Anschluss 1938 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 13th German troops enter Austria 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th Chamberlain anounces in the Commons that nothing could have stopped the anshcluss  Mar 14th Makes a triumphal entry into Vienna, where he had lived so long as a tramp 1938 Invasion of Austria Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th Hitler lays a wreath on his parents grave in Austria 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 28th Advises the German population in Czech to demand enough to break-up the Cezh state 1938 Anschluss Hitler, Adolf  April Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna meets with Hitler and then directs all Catholic clergy and laity to "unconditionally support the great German State and the Fuhrer"  April 10th 99.08% of Austrians & Germans vote in favour of the Anscluss 1938 Plebiscite Hitler, Adolf  April 10th 99.08% of Austrians & Germans vote in favour of the Anscluss 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  April 24th The Sudeten German's demands for autonomy is rejected by the Prague Government  May 12th Recognizes the Japanese puppet state in Manchuria, Manzhouguo 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  May 18th German troop movements are reported near the Bohemian border 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  May 21st "It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future" 1938 Independence Hitler, Adolf  May 21st "It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future" 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  May 21st "It is my unalterable intention to smash Czech by military action in the near future" 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  June 18th Says he will only take action against Czech if Britain & France do not intervene 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  June 18th Says he will only take action against Czech if Britain & France do not intervene 1938 Invasion of Holland Hitler, Adolf  Aug 24th Consults the Army to occupy the Netherlands & Belgium & how long it would take 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd Pays a State visit to Mussolini in Rome  Sep 12th In a speech at Nuremberg Hitler demands that Benes meets the German Czech claims  Sep 15th Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland 1938 Invasion of Sudetanland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Receives Chamberlain & confirms his determination to annex the Sudetenland 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 18th Britain & France wish to persuade Czech to cede areas greater than 50% to Germany  Sep 22nd Chamberlain offers the dissolution of the Czech Alliances with France & Russia  Sep 22nd Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Sep 22nd Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich 1938 Invasion of Sudetanland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 22nd Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich 1938 Rule of Saarland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 22nd Chamberlain visits Hitler & offers peaceful inclusion of Sudetenland within the Reich 1938 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 27th Troops pass before Hitler to the indifference of the Berliners, in contrast to 1914 1938 Conference of Munich Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th Hitler wants a Conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich  Sep 28th Holds a Conference with Mussolini & the Prime Ministers of France & Britain 1938 Crisis Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th Hitler wants a Conference to settle the Czech crisis, Mussolini chooses Munich 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th Mussolini sends his Ambassador to agree the action Hitler wants in the Sudetenland  Sep 28th The French Ambassador visits Hitler & agrees occupation of the Sudetenland 10th Oct 1938 Conference of Munich Hitler, Adolf  Sep 29th Boards Mussolini's train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 29th Boards Mussolini's train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Sep 29th Boards Mussolini's train prior to the Munich Conference, discusses invading Czech 1938 Rule of Sudetenland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 29th The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany under the terms of the Munich Agreement 1938 Treaty of Munich Hitler, Adolf  Sep 29th Hitler pledges that the Sudetenland is his final demand  Sep 29th Substantially the same as the Godesburg Proposals agreed between Hitler & Chamberlain  Sep 29th The Sudetenland is ceded to Germany 1938 Conference of Munich Hitler, Adolf  Sep 30th Signs the Munich Agreement 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct Agrees German-Italian arbitration to settle a frontier between Hungary & Slovakia 1938 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Oct 1st Czech loses 11,000 sqr miles of territory  Oct 1st German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held 1938 Invasion of Sudetenland Hitler, Adolf  Oct 1st German troops march into the Sudetenland, the promised plebiscite is never held  Oct 1st Troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after Hitler has signed the Munich Agreement 1938 Treaty of Munich Hitler, Adolf  Oct 1st German troops enter the Sudetenland, the day after the Munich Agreement 1938 Armament Hitler, Adolf  Oct 9th Announces the strengthening of Germany's western fortifications 1938 Operation Transport Exercise Hitler, Adolf  Nov Hitler orders the Kriegsmarine to plan a sea-borne invasion of Memel under the codename "Transport Exercise Stettin" 1938 Rule of Memel Hitler, Adolf  Nov Hitler orders the Kriegsmarine to plan a sea-borne invasion of Memel under the codename "Transport Exercise Stettin"  Nov 1st Lithuania bows to German demands to end martial law in Memel - local Nazi party leaders Neumann, Bertuleit and Bottchner released from prison 1938 Rule of Slovakia Hitler, Adolf  Nov 2nd Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Nov 6th At Weimar makes a speech denouncing Churchill, Eden & Cooper as warmongers 1938 Arrest Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th 26,000 male Jews arrested 1938 Assassination Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th The assassination of vom Rath in Paris is used to spark off "Kristallnacht" 1938 Demonstrations Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th After the assassination of von Rath by a Jewish Pole Hitler provokes anti-Jewish riots 1938 Kristallnacht Hitler, Adolf  Nov 9th 26,000 male Jews arrested  Nov 9th 30,000 Jews are sent to concentration camps  Nov 9th Synagogues are set on fire, cemeteries violated & Jewish buildings destroyed 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Nov 10th The US Ambassador is withdrawn from Berlin after the events of "crystal night" 1938 Kristallnacht Hitler, Adolf  Nov 10th 191 synagogues & 177 Jewish appartments are burnt down  Nov 10th 22 Germans are arrested trying to stop the violence  Nov 10th 7,600 Jewish businesses are destroyed & there are 236 deaths  Nov 10th German and Austrian Jews suffer 1 billion Marks of damage & forced to wear the Star of David  Nov 10th Nazi leaders heard that a Jew had shot a German diplomat in Paris and ordered reprisals, Nazis kill 35 Jews, arrest thousands and destroy Jewish synagogues, homes and stores throughout Germany and Austria 1938 Capture of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig 1938 Invasion of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Issues a directive to the Commanders of the Armed Forces for the occupation of Danzig 1938 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig 1938 Siege of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Issues a directive to the Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces to occupy Danzig 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Nov 26th Poland renews a non-aggression pact with the USSR to protect against a German invasion 1938 Legislation Hitler, Adolf  Dec 3rd Jewish property is "legally" confiscated 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Dec 6th Signs a declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine  Dec 6th Signs a declaration to hold talks on mutual relations 1938 Rule of Alsace Lorraine Hitler, Adolf  Dec 6th Signs a declaration renouncing Germany's claim to Alsace-Lorraine 1938 Rule of Memel Hitler, Adolf  Dec 11th National Socialists win 26 of 29 seats in the local assembly (Landtag) 1938 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Dec 15th Washington sends it's fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews 1939 Capture of Germany Hitler, Adolf   Much of the western zone of Poland is administered by the civilian Government-Central   Poland is captured in 18 days 1939 Capture of Memel Hitler, Adolf   Memel is captured, the chief port of Lithuania 1939 Capture of River Bug Hitler, Adolf   Poland is split between the Germans & the Russians along the River Bug 1939 Constitution Hitler, Adolf   The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrich's control 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf   Sets up an independent Ruthenia rather than agree its annexation by Hungary 1939 Gestapo Hitler, Adolf   The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrich's control 1939 Massacre Hitler, Adolf   The Polish Bolsheviks kill 58,000 German Nationals in the Danzig corridor In the months leading up to the German invasion the Polish Army and independent Bolshevik units had been slaughtering German nationals in the Danzig corridor 1939 Reich Central Security Office Hitler, Adolf   The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrich's control 1939 Rule of Polish Corridor Hitler, Adolf   The Polish Corridor is incorporated into Germany 1939 Rule of Teschen Hitler, Adolf   Teschen in Poland is incorporated into Germany 1939 Sicherdienst Hitler, Adolf   The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrich's control 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan Recieves the Czech Foreign Secretary Chvalkovsky & threatens the breakup of Czech 1939 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf  Jan Schacht is dismissed as President of the Reichsbank 1939 Reform Hitler, Adolf  Jan All women under 25 are required to do 1 year labour service  Jan 1st Jews have to add the name Israel to their signature 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Makes a speech praising the Italian Government & its leader Mussolini 1939 Final Solution Hitler, Adolf  Jan 30th Prior to the beginning of World War II, during a speech (the six year anniversary of his accession to power), Hitler foretold the coming Holocaust of European Jewry 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Feb 12th The Slovak leader Tuka visits Hitler & "lays the future of my people in your hands" 1939 Rule of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Mar In preparation for war with Poland, in the spring of 1939 Hitler demands the annexation of the Free City of Danzig to Germany and extraterritorial rail access for Germany across the "Polish Corridor," the Polish frontier to East Prussia 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 6th The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office  Mar 10th The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office 1939 Invasion of Bohemia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 10th The remainder of Czechoslovakia is occupied, 10-16 March 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 10th Allied appeasement ends when Germany occupies the remainder of Czech, Bohemia-Moravia 1939 Independence Hitler, Adolf  Mar 13th Slovakia proclaims its independence 1939 Rule of Slovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 13th Hitler advises Jozef Tiso to declare Slovakia's independence in order to prevent its partition by Hungary and Poland 1939 Capture of Ostrava Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th German troops occupy Ostrava while Hacha visits Hitler in an attempt to save Czech 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer" 1939 Independence Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th Visited by Tiso & Durcansky, Hitler demands the separation of Slovakia from Czech 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th German troops occupy Ostrava while Hacha visits Hitler in an attempt to save Czech  Mar 14th Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer" 1939 Rule of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th Visited by Tiso & Durcansky, Hitler demands the separation of Slovakia from Czech 1939 Rule of Slovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 14th The Slovak provincial assembly proclaims independence; priest Jozef Tiso becomes the president of the independent Slovak Government 1939 Capture of Bohemia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 15th Bohemia is taken under German protection 1939 Capture of Moravia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 15th Moravia is taken under German protection 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 15th German troops cross the Czech border  Mar 15th German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist  Mar 15th Hitler sleps in the Presidential Palace 1939 Rule of Bohemia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 15th German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist 1939 Rule of Moravia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 15th German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist 1939 Independence Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Slovakia proclaims independence & declares support for Nazi Germany 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Hitler proclaims a Proctecorate over Bohemia & Moravia 1939 Invasion of Ruthenia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Allows the Hungarians to capture Ruthenia & establish a border with Poland 1939 Invasion of Slovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Takes Slovakia under his protection in response to a telegram composed by Premier Tiso 1939 Rule of Bohemia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Hitler proclaims a Proctecorate over Bohemia & Moravia, Czech ceases to exist 1939 Rule of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Hitler proclaims a Proctecorate over Bohemia & Moravia, Czech ceases to exist 1939 Rule of Moravia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 16th Hitler proclaims a Proctecorate over Bohemia & Moravia, Czech ceases to exist 1939 Treaty of Protection Hitler, Adolf  Mar 18th A treaty between Germany & Slovakia to establish a German Protectorate is signed  Mar 18th Approves the treaty of Protection in Vienna  Mar 18th Contains a secret protocol giving Germany exclusive rights to exploit Slovakia 1939 Rule of Memel Hitler, Adolf  Mar 22nd Lithuanian military units begin withdrawing from Memel during the early morning hours - Lithuanian district governor Gailus turns power over to the Nazi dominated local assembly - 2 pm Lithuanian delegation arrives in Berlin for talks  Mar 22nd The Lithuanian Government decides to return the Memel District to the Reich  Mar 23rd Article 4 of the state treaty renounces the use of force between Germany and Lithuania, and pledges that neither would support a third country against the other signatory  Mar 23rd Germany in in the treaty provides generous support for the economy needs of Lithuania and gave Lithuania the right to establish a Lithuanian Free Zone in the Memel harbor  Mar 23rd Lithuanian Foreign Minister Urbsys signs the convention returning Memel to Germany at 1 am retroactive to March 22,1939  Mar 23rd The Kriegsmarine is deprived of a chance to launch a planned amphibious assault but was accorded the honor of delivering the Fueher to the city for a celebration of his last bloodless conquest  Mar 23rd The treaty of 23 March affirms the return of the Memel District, which had been separated by the treaty of Versailles, to Germany 1939 Treaty of Protection Hitler, Adolf  Mar 23rd A treaty between Germany & Slovakia to establish a German Protectorate is signed 1939 Rule of Memel Hitler, Adolf  Mar 24th Adolf Hitler sails into the harbor at Memel at the head of a strong German naval force and spoke to the loyal people of the most remote German territory  Mar 30th The Lithuanian parliament approves the convention returning Memel to Germany unanimously and without abstention 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 31st Britain and France guarantee Poland's defense (Anglo French Assurance Pact), a pact with Poland to come to their defense if Germany attacked 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  April 3rd Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion of Poland  April 3rd Issues "Case White", secret plans to be carried out from 1st September 1939 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  April 28th Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor 1939 Rule of Gdansk Hitler, Adolf  April 28th Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor 1939 Rule of Polish Corridor Hitler, Adolf  April 28th Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor 1939 Condor Legion Hitler, Adolf  June 6th Takes the salute of the Condor Legion after their return from the Spanish Civil War 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Aug 11th Summons the League of Nations High Commissioner & threatens to crush the Poles  Aug 11th Summons the League of Nations High Commissioner & threatens to crush the Poles  Aug 20th Hitler sends Stalin a telegram pressing for a pact  Aug 20th It is anounced that Germany & Russia have concluded a commercial agreement  Aug 20th Signs a trade agreement with Russia 1939 Nazi Soviet Pact Hitler, Adolf  Aug 20th Cables Stalin accepting the draft for the pact & urges ratification of the treaty 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Aug 22nd Announces a probable invasion of Poland on 26th August 1939 Mobilization Hitler, Adolf  Aug 22nd Addresses generals saying that "Might is right" 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Aug 23rd Japan renounces the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany 1939 Nazi Soviet Pact Hitler, Adolf  Aug 23rd Receives news from Stalin the Soviets will sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact 1939 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Aug 24th Signs the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact 1939 Nazi Soviet Pact Hitler, Adolf  Aug 24th Russia & Germany will not attack each other for 10 yrs with an option for 5 more yrs  Aug 24th Signs the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Aug 31st The SS broadcasts a provocative message from Gleiwitz radio station  Aug 31st SS men dressed in Polish uniforms stage a border skirmish at Hochlinden  Aug 31st The German forces for the invasion of Poland codename Fall Weiss are divided into Army Group North (German 3rd and 4th armies) and Army Group South (German 8th, 10th, and 14th armies), and the Slovakian Army Group Bernolak 1939 Operation Fall Weiss Hitler, Adolf  Aug 31st The German forces for the invasion of Poland codename Fall Weiss are divided into Army Group North (German 3rd and 4th armies) and Army Group South (German 8th, 10th, and 14th armies), and the Slovakian Army Group Bernolak 1939 Rule of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Sep The Germans construct the Stutthof camp in a wooded area west of Stutthof, a town about 22 miles east of Danzig 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 1st The invasion begins one week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and ends October 6, 1939, with Germany and the Soviet Union occupying the entirety of Poland 1939 Rule of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 1st The invasion begins one week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and ends October 6, 1939, with Germany and the Soviet Union occupying the entirety of Poland 1939 Declaration of War Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd Poland's western allies, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany, soon followed by France, South Africa and Canada 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd The Polish airforce is destroyed 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 4th Australia and New Zealand are at war with Germany  Sep 4th Cordell Hull proclaims American neutrality 1939 Capture of Krakow Hitler, Adolf  Sep 6th The Germans capture Krakow 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 6th Watches the destruction of a Polish Army Corps from a special train 1939 Invasion of Germany Hitler, Adolf  Sep 7th France crosses into the Saar but only advances a few miles 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 9th The 4th Panzer Div launches the 1st attack on Warsaw 1939 Siege of Warsaw Hitler, Adolf  Sep 9th The 4th Panzer Div launches the 1st attack on Warsaw 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 10th Canada declares war on Germany 1939 Invasion of West Hitler, Adolf  Sep 12th Informs his adjutant that he intends to invade te West as soon as Poland is captured 1939 Bombing of Warsaw Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th Warsaw is heavilly bombed  Sep 15th Artillery bombardment of a city is introduced for the 1st time against Warsaw 1939 Siege of Warsaw Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Warsaw is surrounded by German troops, Hitler orders it's bombardment  Sep 16th The Poles refuse to surrender Warsaw 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 17th Russian troops march into eastern Poland  Sep 17th The Soviet Red Army invades the eastern regions of Poland in cooperation with Germany 1939 Capture of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Sep 19th Refers to "Almighty God, who has now given our arms his blessing"  Sep 19th Takes the march past in Danzig 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 19th The Red Army & German troops join up at Brest-Litovsk  Sep 19th Hitler triumphantly enters Danzig & offers concilliation with France & Britain 1939 Rule of Danzig Hitler, Adolf  Sep 19th Takes the march past in Danzig 1939 Decree Hitler, Adolf  Sep 20th Signs a secret decree legitimizing the murder of Germans deemed to be "incurably ill" 1939 Independence Hitler, Adolf  Sep 21st Germany & Russia declares that Poland no longer exists 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 21st Hitler watches his troops cross the River San 1939 Capture of Lvov Hitler, Adolf  Sep 22nd Lvov is captured 1939 Capture of Warsaw Hitler, Adolf  Sep 27th Warsaw surrenders to the Germans 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Sep 27th Given Polish & Russian food & raw materials in exchange for RM1 billion military aid 1939 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  Sep 27th Hitler informs some of his commanders that he intends to invade France 1939 Partition Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2 1939 Rule of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Sep 28th Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Oct 1st Germany and the Soviet Union completely overrun Poland, although the Polish Government never surrendered 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct 6th Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected  Oct 6th Makes a speech in the Reichstag appealing to the west for peace 1939 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Oct 6th Resistance in Poland comes to an end  Oct 8th The last organized Polish troops surrender 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct 11th In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace  Oct 12th Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace  Oct 15th A treaty with Estonia provides for the transfer of Estonians of German origin 1939 Treaty of Estonia Hitler, Adolf  Oct 15th A treaty with Estonia provides for the transfer of Estonians of German origin 1939 Bombing of Firth of Forth Hitler, Adolf  Oct 16th 1st air attack on British territory 1939 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  Oct 19th Franz Halder, the chief of staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow") 1939 Operation Fall Gelb Hitler, Adolf  Oct 19th Franz Halder, the chief of staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow") 1939 Invasion of Czechoslovakia Hitler, Adolf  Oct 21st Gives the armed forces orders for the liquidation of Czech 1939 Invasion of Memel Hitler, Adolf  Oct 21st Gives the armed forces orders for the invasion of Memel 1939 Mobilization Hitler, Adolf  Oct 21st Gives the armed forces orders for the defense of Germany 1939 Neutrality Hitler, Adolf  Oct 27th Belgium declares it's neutrality 1939 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct 30th Treaty with Latvia for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic 1939 Treaty of Latvia Hitler, Adolf  Oct 30th Treaty with Latvia for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic 1939 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Nov Geor Elser plants a bomb which nearly kills Hitler 1939 Deportation Hitler, Adolf  Nov 7th Commencement of deportation Jews from western Poland 1939 Invasion of West Hitler, Adolf  Nov 7th The German attack of the West is postponed because of bad weather 1939 Deportation Hitler, Adolf  Nov 8th Hans Frank makes plans to deport 600,000 Jews & 400,000 Poles from Poland 1939 Plot Hitler, Adolf  Nov 8th A bomb explodes in the Burgerbraukeller killing 8 but Hitler left 20 mins prior 1939 Mobilization Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th The armed forces are ordered to be ready for the occupation of Danzig 1939 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  Dec Quisling meets Hitler & urges him to invade Norway  Dec 14th Issues OKW command to begin plans to invade orway 1939 Mobilization Hitler, Adolf  Dec 17th The armed forces are ordered to be ready for the occupation of the rest of Czech 1940 Afrika Korps Hitler, Adolf   Creates the Afrika Korps to prevent the defeat of Italy in nth Africa 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf   Defeats France & then turns on Britain 1940 Euthanasia Hitler, Adolf   Euthanasia teams are renamed the Charitable Foundation for Institutional Care 1940 Foundation for Institutional Care Hitler, Adolf   Euthanasia teams are renamed the Charitable Foundation for Institutional Care 1940 Health Hitler, Adolf   Euthanasia teams are renamed the Charitable Foundation for Institutional Care 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf   Sets up his HQ in Margival near Soissons during the German invasion of France 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf   Britain will not allow Hitler a free hand in the east & will not sue for peace 1940 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  Jan 27th Hitler orders comprehenisive plans be made for the invasion of Norway 1940 Capture of Germany Hitler, Adolf  Feb Increases Hitler's determination to capture Norway  Feb The British destroyer Cossack seizes the Altmark off Norway 1940 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  Feb The Cossack seizes the Altmark off Norway, increases will to invade Norway 1940 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Invasion of Romania Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Spring Awakening Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Issues an order to invade Norway 1940 Invasion of Denmark Hitler, Adolf  April 9th With operation "Weser�bung" Germany occupies Denmark and Norway 1940 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  April 9th With operation "Weser�bung" Germany occupies Denmark and Norway  April 9th Germany invades Norway & German forces land at Narvik 1940 Operation Weserebung Hitler, Adolf  April 9th With operation "Weser�bung" Germany occupies Denmark and Norway 1940 Capture of Oslo Hitler, Adolf  April 11th The Germans occupy Oslo 1940 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  April 11th The Germans occupy Oslo 1940 Siege of Oslo Hitler, Adolf  April 11th The Germans occupy Oslo 1940 Invasion of Norway Hitler, Adolf  April 13th 7 German warships are sunk off Narvik, but Narvik remains in German hands 1940 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf  April 15th Dimissed by Hitler after he had declared himself head of the Norwegian Government 1940 Battle of France Hitler, Adolf  May Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium 1940 Fall Gelb Hitler, Adolf  May Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium  May Launched to prevent the Allies' treaty obligations to defend Belgium  May Operation Yellow is launched to lure the BEF out of France 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  May Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and surround the Allied units that had advanced into Belgium 1940 Surrender Hitler, Adolf  May 1st Norway surrenders to Germany 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  May 10th Hitler takes up his battle HQ at Munstereifel on the Siegfried Line 1940 Invasion of Holland Hitler, Adolf  May 10th 1st day of Operation Yellow, the military occupation of the Netherlands & Belgium 1940 Manstein Plan Hitler, Adolf  May 10th Uses the Manstein Plan to enter the Ardennes, cross the Meuse & reach the Channel 1940 Sitzkrieg Hitler, Adolf  May 10th After several months of "Dr“le de Guerre" (Phoney war, Sitzkrieg) the Germans finally attack in the west 1940 Capture of Germany Hitler, Adolf  May 13th Germany completes the capture of Holland 1940 Capture of Rotterdam Hitler, Adolf  May 13th Rotterdam surrenders after being threatened with bombing 1940 Manstein Plan Hitler, Adolf  May 13th Adopts the Manstein Plan under which Army Group A crosses the Meuse 1940 Surrender Hitler, Adolf  May 15th Holland surrenders to Germany 1940 Manstein Plan Hitler, Adolf  May 20th Leading panzer divisions reach the Channel near Abbeville 1940 Battle of Dunkirk Hitler, Adolf  May 24th A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedt's HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa  May 24th "Dunkirk is to be left to the Luftwaffe" 1940 Dynamo Hitler, Adolf  May 24th Orders Guderain's tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF 1940 Evacuation Hitler, Adolf  May 24th Orders Guderain's tanks to make no further advance, allowing the evacuation of the BEF 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  May 24th Times the 2nd phase of the invasion of France for 31st May at a Council of War 1940 Manstein Plan Hitler, Adolf  May 24th The Panzer Divs halt on Hitler's orders enabling British troops to escape to Dunkirk 1940 Siege of Charleville Hitler, Adolf  May 24th A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedt's HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa 1940 Battle of Dunkirk Hitler, Adolf  May 26th The "halt order" is lifted & the Panzers resume their advance 1940 Dynamo Hitler, Adolf  May 26th The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins 1940 Evacuation Hitler, Adolf  May 26th The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins 1940 Surrender Hitler, Adolf  May 28th The King of the Belgians surrenders the Belgian Army to the Germans 1940 Evacuation Hitler, Adolf  May 29th Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated 1940 Invasion of Switzerland Hitler, Adolf  June After the Second Armistice at CompiŠgne in June 1940, the Reich Interior Ministry produced a memorandum on the annexation of a strip of eastern France from the mouth of the Somme to Lake Geneva, which was to be reserved for post-war German colonization.[ 1940 Peace Hitler, Adolf  June After France's surrender peace negotiations take place in a railway carriage 1940 Surrender Hitler, Adolf  June After France's surrender peace negotiations take place in a railway carriage  June The same railway carriage used to sign the Armistice in 1918 1940 Operation Marita Hitler, Adolf  June 2nd Rommel is ordered to accompany Hitler on the rest of his front-line tour 1940 Bombing of Paris Hitler, Adolf  June 3rd The Germans begin bombing Paris 1940 Evacuation Hitler, Adolf  June 3rd The final day of the Dunkirk evacuation 1940 Capture of Dunkirk Hitler, Adolf  June 4th Dunkirk is captured after its evacuation by the BEF 1940 Battle of France Hitler, Adolf  June 5th Operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), executed from 5 June, German forces outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  June 5th Operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), executed from 5 June, German forces outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France 1940 Operation Fall Rot Hitler, Adolf  June 5th Operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), executed from 5 June, German forces outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France 1940 Crossing River Seine Hitler, Adolf  June 6th The German forces reach the Seine 1940 Battle of France Hitler, Adolf  June 10th Italy declares war on France and soon afterwards the French Government fled to the city of Bordeaux 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  June 10th Italy declares war on France and soon afterwards the French Government fled to the city of Bordeaux  June 10th Mussolini enters the war against France 1940 Battle of France Hitler, Adolf  June 14th France's capital of Paris is occupied 1940 Capture of Paris Hitler, Adolf  June 14th The Germans capture Paris 1940 Maginot Line Hitler, Adolf  June 14th The Maginot Line is penetrated at Saarbrucken 1940 Siege of Paris Hitler, Adolf  June 14th The Germans capture Paris 1940 Battle of France Hitler, Adolf  June 17th Philippe P‚tain publicly announced France would ask for an armistice 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  June 17th Philippe P‚tain publicly announced France would ask for an armistice 1940 Armistice Hitler, Adolf  June 19th Germany presents armistice terms to France 1940 Capture of Cherbourg Hitler, Adolf  June 19th Rommel's 7th Panzer Div captures Cherbourg 1940 Conference of Fuhrer Hitler, Adolf  June 20th Plans for the defeat of Britain at the Fuehrer Conference 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  June 20th Plans for the defeat of Britai at the Fuehrer Conference 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  June 20th Plans for the defeat of Britain at the Fuehrer Conference 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf  June 22nd France surrenders to the Germans 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  June 22nd An armistice is signed between France and Germany 1940 Invasion of Switzerland Hitler, Adolf  June 25th Germany starts planning the invasion of Switzerland, the day France surrendered 1940 Peace Hitler, Adolf  June 28th The Pope writes a letter to Hitler offering mediation for "a just & honorable peace" 1940 Capture of Channel Islands Hitler, Adolf  June 30th Germany captures the Channel Islands 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  July 2nd Issues a directive saying a landing in England is possible  July 2nd Says preparations for invasion should begin immediately  July 16th Issues instructions to prepare for an invasion of Britain, "if necessary" 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  July 16th Says invasion should commence by mid August but the services revise this to 15th Sept 1940 Fuehrer Chancellor Hitler, Adolf  July 19th Hitler creates 12 general Field Marshals 1940 Peace Hitler, Adolf  July 19th Hitler makes his last plea in a speech in the Reichstsag for Britain to make peace 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  July 21st Sets the latest date for "Sea Lion" as 15th September 1941  July 25th Plans to land 90,000 men in the 1st 6 days of the invasion of Britain 1940 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Begins planning an Alliance with Spain & the capture of Gibraltar 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Announces Russian invasion plans to his military commanders  July 31st Originally intended to last 5 months 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Announces Russian invasion plans to his military commanders  July 31st Originally intended to last 5 months 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Aug 1st Issues a directive for launching Operation Sea Lion 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf  Aug 5th Directive no 17 intensifies the air war against England  Aug 13th The engagements resulting from Eagle Day are later dubbed the battle of Britain 1940 Operation Adler Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th A series of Luftwaffe attacks beginning on 13 August 1940 known as Operation Eagle Attack (Unternehmen Adlerangriff) set to begin on Adlertag ("Eagle Day") 1940 Operation Eagle Attack Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th The Operation begins on Adlertag ("Eagle Day") by German forces, elimination of British air cover had been set as one of the prerequisites for Sealion - the amphibious assault of Britain 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th The engagements resulting from Eagle Day are later dubbed the battle of Britain  Aug 13th The Operation begins on Adlertag ("Eagle Day") by German forces, elimination of British air cover had been set as one of the prerequisites for Sealion - the amphibious assault of Britain 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf  Aug 15th 1,786 sorties are flown  Aug 15th Adlertag, eagle day, opening of the decisive phase of the battle 1940 Blockade Hitler, Adolf  Aug 17th Germany begins its blockade of Britain 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Aug 17th Sets Spring 1941 for an invasion of Russia which should last no longer than 5 months 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Aug 17th Sets Spring 1941 for an invasion of Russia which should last no longer than 5 months 1940 Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf  Aug 26th 2 panzer & 10 infantry divisions move into Poland to secure Romanian oil fields 1940 Invasion of Romania Hitler, Adolf  Aug 26th 2 panzer & 10 infantry divisions move into Poland to secure Romanian oil fields 1940 Autumn Journey Hitler, Adolf  Aug 27th Orders are given to carry deception maneuvers along Britain's east coast 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Aug 27th Issues a directive for Naval & Army operations for the invasion of England  Aug 27th Says victory is dependent on vicory in the Air  Aug 30th At the request of the Services the invasion of England is postponed to 21st September 1940 Invasion of France Hitler, Adolf  Sep Army Group D is formed to occupy France 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Sep Army Groups A, B & C are moved to the Eastern Front 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Sep Army Groups A, B & C, are moved to the Eastern Front 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd Issues a directive with the decision to invade England be taken by 11th September  Sep 3rd The OKW issues a command saying the earliest date for sailing will be 20th Sept 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd Issues a directive with the decision to invade England be taken by 11th September 1940 Bombing of London Hitler, Adolf  Sep 7th The Germans begin their 1st large scale bombing of London 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Sep 10th A memo is issued to increase the Army from 143 to 180 Divisions 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Sep 10th A memo is issued to increase the Army from 143 to 180 Divisions 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 11th Hitler postpones his order for invasion from 11th Sept to 14th Sept 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Sep 11th Postpones Operation Sea Lion by 3 days to the 24th September  Sep 11th The 11th Septmber deadline is passed & the invasion of England is cancelled 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th Raeder advises Hitler that there is not enough air cover for an invasion of Britain 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Sep 14th Postpones Operation Sea Lion  Sep 14th Postpones Operation Sea Lion awaiting orders to be issued September 17 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Bomber command destroys 200 barges in France & Low Country ports 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Sep 15th Suspends operation Sea Lion scheduled for 27 September  Sep 17th Operation Sea Lion is postponed indefinitley 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  Sep 19th Hitler orders further assembly of the invasion fleet to cease  Sep 19th Hitler orders ships in ports to be disperesed to avoid further loss 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Sep 19th Invasion fleets in the Channel & North Sea are dispersed to prevent damage by the RAF 1940 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Sep 27th The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy & Japan 1940 Invasion of Switzerland Hitler, Adolf  Oct Although the Wehrmacht feigned moves toward Switzerland in its offensives, it never attempted to invade. After D-Day, the operation was put on hold and Switzerland remained neutral for the duration of the war  Oct The plan plan to invade Switzerland continued to undergo revision until October, when 12th Army submitted its fourth draft, now called "Operation Tannenbaum" 1940 Operation Tannenbaum Hitler, Adolf  Oct The plan plan to invade Switzerland continued to undergo revision until October, when 12th Army submitted its fourth draft, now called "Operation Tannenbaum" 1940 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct 4th Ciano, Mussolini & Htler meet on the Brenner Pass 1940 Invasion of Great Britain Hitler, Adolf  Oct 12th Hitler calls off the invasion until the Spring 1940 Operation Sea Lion Hitler, Adolf  Oct 12th After pressure from the Army & the Navy calls off Operation Sea Lion until the Spring  Oct 12th The British invasion forces are released 1940 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Oct 23rd Franco meets Hitler at Hendaye but Franco declines to enter the war 1940 Battle of Greece Hitler, Adolf  Nov 4th Hitler intervened on November 4, 1940, four days after the British took both Crete and Lemnos 1940 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  Nov 4th Hitler intervened on November 4, 1940, four days after the British took both Crete and Lemnos  Nov 4th Hitler's plans for this campaign are incorporated into a master plan aimed at depriving the British of their Mediterranean bases  Nov 4th The F�hrer ordered his Army General Staff to prepare for an invasion of Northern Greece via Romania and Bulgaria 1940 Felix Hitler, Adolf  Nov 12th Hitler issues directive 18 for Operation Felix, the invasion of Gibraltar 1940 Invasion of Gibraltar Hitler, Adolf  Nov 12th Hitler issues directive 18 for Operation Felix, the invasion of Gibraltar 1940 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  Nov 12th Hitler issues directive 18 for Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece  Nov 12th The German Armed Forces High Command issued Directive No. 18, in which they scheduled simultaneous operations against Gibraltar and Greece for the following January 1940 Operation Marita Hitler, Adolf  Nov 12th Hitler issues directive 18 for Operation Marita, the invasion of Greece 1940 Bombing of Berlin Hitler, Adolf  Nov 13th British bombers conduct a night raid on Berlin 1940 Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf  Nov 14th The Luftwaffe cannot gain permanent air control but sporadic night raids continue  Nov 14th Coventry is blitzed by 500 bombers & almost demolished 1940 Bombing of Gelsenkirchen Hitler, Adolf  Nov 17th British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant 1940 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Nov 20th Hungary joins the Axis Powers 1940 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Nov 20th Hungary joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Nov 23rd Romania joins the Axis Powers 1940 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Nov 23rd Roumania joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Slovakia joins the Axis Powers 1940 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Nov 24th Slovakia joins the Tripartite Pact 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Dec The operation was named after Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire, a leader of the Third Crusade in the 12th century 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Dec 5th Hitler received military plans for the invasion, and approved them all, with the start scheduled for May 1941 1940 Operation Otto Hitler, Adolf  Dec 5th Hitler's staff present their plan for Operation Otto, the invasion of Russia  Dec 5th Announces plan to surround & the Red Army north & south of the Pripet marshes 1940 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  Dec 13th Orders 24 divisions to assemble in Rumania & advance on Greece through Bulgaria  Dec 13th The Armed Forces High Command issued Directive No. 20 on December 13, 1940, the document outlines the Greek campaign under the code designation, "Operation Marita" 1940 Operation Marita Hitler, Adolf  Dec 13th Hitler issues directive Operation Marita for the occupation of the Balkans  Dec 13th Orders 24 divisions to assemble in Rumania & advance on Greece through Bulgaria  Dec 13th The Armed Forces High Command issued Directive No. 20 on December 13, 1940, the document outlines the Greek campaign under the code designation, "Operation Marita" 1940 Directive Hitler, Adolf  Dec 18th Issues Directive 21 finalizing orders for the invasion of Russia 1940 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Dec 18th All preparations for the invasion of Russia are to be completed by 15th May 1941  Dec 18th Hitler signed War Directive No. 21 to the German High Command for an operation now codenamed "Operation Barbarossa" stating: "The German Wehrmacht must be prepared to crush Soviet Russia in a quick campaign" 1940 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Dec 18th All preparations for the invasion of Russia are to be completed by 15th May 1941  Dec 18th Hitler signed War Directive No. 21 to the German High Command for an operation now codenamed "Operation Barbarossa" stating: "The German Wehrmacht must be prepared to crush Soviet Russia in a quick campaign"  Dec 18th Issues Directive 21 finalizing orders for the invasion of Russia 1940 Bombing of London Hitler, Adolf  Dec 30th The Luftwaffe use 1,000 bombers to bomb London 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf   Asks Japan to attack Russia, Japan agrees only if Germany successfully invades Russia 1941 Dismissal Hitler, Adolf   Orders the retirement of von Leeb after the latter wants to withdraw from Leningrad 1941 Immigration Hitler, Adolf   Further immigration from Belgium & France is forbidden 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf   As early as 1925, Hitler suggested in Mein Kampf ("My Struggle") that he would invade the Soviet Union, asserting that the German people needed Lebensraum ("living space", i.e. land and raw materials) and that these should be sought in the east   Asks Japan to attack Russia, Japan agrees only if Germany's invasion is successful   Asks Japan to attack Russia, Japan agrees only if Germany successfully invades Russia   Spy Dr. Richard Sorge gave Stalin the exact German launch date 1941 Luftflotte Hitler, Adolf   Orders Operation Luftflotte to capture Crete by airbourne assault 1941 Night and Fog Decree Hitler, Adolf   The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe 1941 OKH Hitler, Adolf   Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the OKH   Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the OKH 1941 Sicherdienst Hitler, Adolf   The SD was given the responsibility of carrying out the Night and Fog Decree, designed to crush resistance in occupied Europe 1941 Siege of Leningrad Hitler, Adolf   Leeb advises Hitler to withdraw from Leningrad to shorten supply lines, Hitler refuses   Orders the retirement of von Leeb after the latter wants to withdraw from Leningrad 1941 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  Jan 1st Negotiations begin for passage through Bulgaria to reach Greece & Russia 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Jan 1st Negotiations begin for passage of troops through Bulgaria to reach Greece & Russia 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Jan 1st Negotiations begin for passage of troops through Bulgaria to reach Greece & Russia 1941 Armistice Hitler, Adolf  Jan 8th Orders siezure of the French fleet at Toulon in violation of the Compiegene Armistice  Jan 8th Orders siezure of the French fleet at Toulon in violation of the Compiegene Armistice 1941 Attila Hitler, Adolf  Jan 8th Orders the occupation of the rest of France  Jan 8th Orders the siezure of the French fleet at Toulon 1941 Marita Hitler, Adolf  Jan 8th Orders Operation Marita to commence on 26th March 1941 Siege of Toulon Hitler, Adolf  Jan 8th Orders siezure of the French fleet at Toulon in violation of the Compiegene Armistice 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 10th Germany & Russia sign a fresh treaty recognizing spheres of influence & trade 1941 Alpine Violets Hitler, Adolf  Jan 11th Orders German reinforcements for Albania 1941 General Order No 1 Hitler, Adolf  Jan 11th Decrees no member of the Government or military should know more than necessary 1941 Invasion of Albania Hitler, Adolf  Jan 11th Orders German reinforcements for Albania 1941 Sunflower Hitler, Adolf  Jan 11th Orders German reinforcements for Tripoli 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 13th Hitler demands that Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1941 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Jan 13th Hitler demands that Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Jan 19th Hitler & Mussolini meet at Berchtesgaden  Jan 19th Mussolini accepts Hitler's offer of help in nth Africa but not in Albania 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Feb 3rd Orders Keitel to make it appear as if Germany is invading Britain rather than Russia  Feb 3rd "When Barbarossa commences, the world will hold its breath & make no comment" 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Feb 3rd Hitler reviews the plans for Barbarossa  Feb 3rd The Red Army will have 155 Divisions against 116 German Divisions  Feb 3rd The starting date for Barbarossa will be 15th May  Feb 3rd "When Barbarossa commences, the world will hold its breath & make no comment" 1941 Directive Hitler, Adolf  Feb 6th Hitler issues a directive to intensify attacks on British merchant shipping which can "bring about the collapse of the British resistence in the foreseeable future" 1941 Sunflower Hitler, Adolf  Feb 6th The OKW issues instructions for the Afrika Korps to defend North Africa 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Feb 8th The Bulgarian General Staff allow German troops to pass through Bulgaria 1941 Lend Lease Hitler, Adolf  Feb 8th The US House of Representives passes the Lend-Lease Bill by 260 votes to 265, assisting Britain 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Feb 8th The Bulgarian General Staff allow German troops to pass through Bulgaria 1941 Battle of Western Desert Hitler, Adolf  Feb 10th Hitler offers Mussolini help after Italy's immanent defeat 1941 Sunflower Hitler, Adolf  Feb 11th German units disembark for Tripoli 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Feb 14th Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact  Feb 14th Hitler fails to persuade the Yugoslav Prime Minister, Dragisa Cvetkovic, to join the Axis 1941 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Feb 14th Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th German Army Units cross the Danube from Rumania & take up positions in Bulgaria 1941 Marita Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th German Army units cross the Danube & take up positions in Bulgaria 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Feb 28th German Army Units cross the Danube from Romania & take up positions in Bulgaria 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Mar The entire urban population of the invaded land was to be starved to death, thus creating an agricultural surplus to feed Germany and allowing the urban population's replacement by a German upper class 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Mar Hitler repeated his order: "Leningrad first, the Donetsk Basin second, Moscow third"  Mar Operation Barbarossa was to combine a northern assault towards Leningrad, a symbolic capturing of Moscow, and an economy strategy of seizing oil fields in the south beyond Ukraine 1941 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria joins the Tripartite Pact 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact 1941 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Mar 1st Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 4th Hitler applies pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact  Mar 4th Hitler demands from Prince Paul that German troops pass through Yugoslavia to Greece 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Mar 4th Paul of Yugoslavia is invited to the Berghof & offered Salonika for German support 1941 Alliance Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact 1941 Diplomacy Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Hitler put pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact. The Regent, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, succumbed to this pressure 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Hitler put pressure on Yugoslavia to join the Tripartite Pact. The Regent, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, succumbed to this pressure 1941 Pact Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th Yugoslavia signs the Tripartite Pact 1941 Tripartite Pact Hitler, Adolf  Mar 25th In front of Hitler & Ribbentrop Cvetkovic signs Yugoslavia to the Tripartite Pact 1941 Coup d'Etat Hitler, Adolf  Mar 27th Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied Coup in Belgrade  Mar 27th Summons chiefs to the Chancellery saying the Belgrade Coup endangered Barbarossa 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 27th Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied Coup in Belgrade 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 27th Delays invasion by 4 weeks to invade Yugoslavia after an Allied Coup in Belgrade  Mar 27th Orders invasion after a pro-Allied Coup in Belgrade  Mar 27th Orders Goering to "destroy Belgrade"  Mar 27th A Coup d'‚tat is launched in Yugoslavia by anti-Prince Paul, Serbian military officers, and the Regent was replaced on the throne by King Peter II of Yugoslavia  Mar 27th Hitler takes the Yugoslav Coup as a personal insult, and was so angered that he was determined "without waiting for possible declarations of loyalty of the new Government to destroy Yugoslavia militarily and as a nation"  Mar 27th Summons chiefs to the Chancellery saying the Belgrade Coup endangered Barbarossa 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Mar 27th Delayed up to 4 weeks so Yugoslavia can be invaded after a pro-Allied Coup in Belgrade  Mar 27th Summons chiefs to the Chancellery saying the Belgrade Coup endangered Barbarossa 1941 Siege of Belgrade Hitler, Adolf  Mar 27th Orders Goering to "destroy Belgrade" 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Mar 30th At a General Staff meeting says Germany must destroy the Red Army & the Soviet State 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Mar 30th At a General Staff meeting orders destruction of the Red Army & the Soviet State 1941 Invasion of Croatia Hitler, Adolf  April Greater Croatia becomes an independent pro-Axis state ruled by the Ustase 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  April Greater Croatia becomes an independent pro-Axis state ruled by the Ustase 1941 Rule of Croatia Hitler, Adolf  April Greater Croatia becomes an independent pro-Axis state ruled by the Ustase 1941 Bombing of Belgrade Hitler, Adolf  April 6th Luftflotte 4 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), with a strength of seven Combat Formations (Kampfgruppen) had been committed to the campaign in the Balkans  April 6th Starting on April 6, 1941, Axis armies invaded from all sides and the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) bombed Belgrade 1941 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  April 6th After the unexpected March 27 Coup d'‚tat against the Yugoslav Government, orders for the future campaign in Yugoslavia are drafted, as well as changes to the plan for the attack on Greece  April 6th The German & Italian Armies take up their positions for the invasion of Yugoslavia & Greece 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  April 6th After the unexpected March 27 Coup d'‚tat against the Yugoslav Government, orders for the future campaign in Yugoslavia are drafted, as well as changes to the plan for the attack on Greece  April 6th Hitler gives the order for the Axis powers to invade Yugoslavia  April 6th Hitler, infuriated at Yugoslavia's defiance, ordered the implementation of Operation Punishment (Unternehmen Strafgericht)  April 6th Launched to secure Geramany's Balkan flank for Operation Barbarossa  April 6th Starting on April 6, 1941, Axis armies invaded from all sides and the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) bombed Belgrade  April 6th The German Army falls on Yugoslavia & Greece in overwhelming strength  April 6th The German & Italian Armies take up their positions for the invasion of Yugoslavia & Greece 1941 Operation Marita Hitler, Adolf  April 6th After the unexpected March 27 Coup d'‚tat against the Yugoslav Government, orders for the future campaign in Yugoslavia are drafted, as well as changes to the plan for the attack on Greece 1941 Operation Punishment Hitler, Adolf  April 6th Hitler, infuriated at Yugoslavia's defiance, ordered the implementation of Operation Punishment (Unternehmen Strafgericht) 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  April 12th Issues a directive dividing up Yugoslavia between Germany, Italy, Hungary & Bulgaria 1941 Rule of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  April 12th Issues a directive dividing up Yugoslavia between Germany, Italy, Hungary & Bulgaria 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  April 15th The C-in-C of Luftflotte 4, Generaloberst Alexander L”hr receives orders from Hermann G”ring to wind down the air-offensive and transfer the bulk of the dive-bomber force to support the campaign in Greece  April 17th The last of the Yugoslav troops surrender to the Germans  April 17th Yugoslavia is subsequently divided amongst Germany, Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria, with most of Serbia being occupied by Germany. 1941 Rule of Serbia Hitler, Adolf  April 17th Yugoslavia is subsequently divided amongst Germany, Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria, with most of Serbia being occupied by Germany. 1941 Mercury Hitler, Adolf  April 25th Hitler issues a directive to capture Crete 1941 Invasion of Greece Hitler, Adolf  April 27th The Germans march into Athens & hoist the swastika over the Acropolis  April 28th Germany occupies Yugoslavia and Greece 1941 Rule of Greece Hitler, Adolf  April 28th Germany occupies Yugoslavia and Greece 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  April 30th Sets the date for the German invasion of Russia, June 22 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  April 30th Sets the date for the German invasion of Russia, June 22 1941 Exile Hitler, Adolf  May 11th Announces Hess' flight to Britain was due to a mental breakdown 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  May 15th The original day planned for operation Barbarossa 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  May 15th The original day planned for operation Barbarossa 1941 Invasion of Crete Hitler, Adolf  May 20th A German air landing manages to capture Crete after twelve days of severe fighting  May 20th Germany launches an invasion of Crete, 23,000 men & 600 aircraft attack Crete 1941 Mercury Hitler, Adolf  May 20th The German attack on Crete begins 1941 Rule of Crete Hitler, Adolf  May 20th A German air landing manages to capture Crete after twelve days of severe fighting 1941 Luftflotte Hitler, Adolf  May 27th Britain decides to evacuate Crete 1941 Mercury Hitler, Adolf  May 27th Crete is captured by the German forces 1941 Capture of Crete Hitler, Adolf  May 31st Germany captues Crete 1941 Blue Hitler, Adolf  June Launches Operation Blue, to trap Soviet forces in a pincer movement west of the Don  June Launches Operation Blue, phase 1 to capture Voronezh 1941 Conscription Hitler, Adolf  June All "racial Germans" are given German citizenship & made subject to the draft  June Authorizes the employment of Russian prisoners in the German Army 1941 Siege of Voronezh Hitler, Adolf  June Launches Operation Blue, phase 1 to capture Voronezh 1941 Luftflotte Hitler, Adolf  June 1st The British evacuation of Crete is completed 1941 Declaration of War Hitler, Adolf  June 21st Germany declares war on Russia shortly after the invasion 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  June 21st 3,050,000 troops, 3,350 tanks , 7,000 field guns & 2,000 arcraft are ready  June 22nd German planes bomb Russian border cities 1941 Capture of Grodno Hitler, Adolf  June 23rd Grodno is captured during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Capture of Brest Litovsk Hitler, Adolf  June 24th Vilna & Kovoo are taken after the fall of Brest-Litovsk during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Capture of Kovoo Hitler, Adolf  June 24th Vilna & Kovoo are taken after the fall of Brest-Litovsk during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Capture of Vilna Hitler, Adolf  June 24th Vilna & Kovoo are taken after the fall of Brest-Litovsk during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  June 24th Vilna & Kovoo are taken after the fall of Brest-Litovsk during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Capture of Duenaburg Hitler, Adolf  June 26th Duenaburg is captured during the German invasion of Russia 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  June 26th The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk 1941 Siege of Minsk Hitler, Adolf  June 26th The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk 1941 Execution Hitler, Adolf  July 10th 6th Army HQ instructs shoot Russians with a cropped head & wearing plain clothes 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  July 10th After the pincer battles of Bialystok & Minsk are concluded: 324,000 prisoners, 3,332 tanks & 1,809 guns are captured  July 13th The Stalin Line was broken through on all important points 1941 Stalin Line Hitler, Adolf  July 13th The Stalin Line was broken through on all important points 1941 Invasion of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Germany occupies Yugoslavia and Greece 1941 Rule of Yugoslavia Hitler, Adolf  July 31st Germany occupies Yugoslavia and Greece 1941 Capture of Smolensk Hitler, Adolf  Aug Smolensk is captured, 300 km outside Moscow but the Germans have lost 250,000  Aug Smolensk is captured, 300 km outside Moscow but the Germans have lost 250,000 1941 Conference of Quebec Hitler, Adolf  Aug 13th The Allies 1st make plans for operation Overlord  Aug 13th The Allies 1st make plans for operation Overlord 1941 Invasion of Switzerland Hitler, Adolf  Sep Heinrich Himmler discussed the suitability of various personalities for the position of Reichskommissar for the 're-union' of Switzerland with Germany and its subsequent Reichsstatthalter with his subordinate Gottlob Berger 1941 Typhoon Hitler, Adolf  Sep Orders Operation Typhoon, an attack on Moscow 1941 Invention of Zykon B Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd 600 Russian prisoners of war are gassed, 1st experiment with Zykon B 1941 Massacre Hitler, Adolf  Sep 3rd 600 Russian prisoners of war are gassed, 1st experiment with Zykon B 1941 Siege of Kiev Hitler, Adolf  Sep 21st Stalin evacuates Kiev, Hitler calls it "the greatest battle in world history" 1941 Siege of Moscow Hitler, Adolf  Sep 30th The Germans begin their final offensive to take Moscow 1941 Capture of Kharkov Hitler, Adolf  Oct 24th Kharkov is captured by the Germans during the invasion of Russia 1941 Final Solution Hitler, Adolf  Nov 1st The first extermination camps were being built: first Belzec, then Sobibor, Treblinka, Chelmno, Majdanek, and finally Auschwitz-Birkenau, the mass execution of Jews begins in early 1942 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Nov 3rd Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Nov 3rd Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero 1941 Felix Hitler, Adolf  Nov 4th An operation to oust the British from the Meditteranean  Nov 4th A plan to capture Gibraltar, the Canaries & Cape Verde 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Nov 7th 1st cases of frostbite are reported in the German Army 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Nov 7th 1st cases of frostbite are reported in the German Army 1941 Atlantic Wall Hitler, Adolf  Dec Orders the construction of the Atlantic Wall, from Norway to the Spanish border 1941 Capture of Kerch Hitler, Adolf  Dec Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled  Dec The Russians capture the Kerch penisnsula 1941 Court Martial Hitler, Adolf  Dec Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled 1941 Trial Hitler, Adolf  Dec Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled  Dec Hitler has General Count von Sponeck court-martialled 1941 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf  Dec 1st Russian prisoners amount to 3,806,865; the number of tanks destroyed or captured 21,391, guns, 32,541 & aeroplanes, 17,322 1941 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf  Dec 1st The remains of 3 panzer groups are forced to continue against the Russian resistance  Dec 3rd A reconnaisance battalion is driven out of a Moscow suburb  Dec 5th All German forces are held back by 70 degrees of frost 1941 Siege of Moscow Hitler, Adolf  Dec 5th German forces lose mre than 500,000 men, Hitler's biggest loss to date  Dec 5th The Soviet counter offensive hits the unsuspecting German army 1941 Declaration of War Hitler, Adolf  Dec 8th Announces to a Greater German Reichstag he had declared war on the US 1941 Felix Hitler, Adolf  Dec 11th Drops Operation Felix to concentrate on Russia in the Balkans 1942 Atlantic Wall Hitler, Adolf   Constructs a 5000 Km defensive wall to defend the west   Over 17 million tons of concrete & 1.2 million tons of steel are used   Preparations to counter an invasion of Western Europe are limited to the construction, by the Organisation Todt, of impressive fortifications covering the major ports   The strongest concentration of defenses will be at Calais, Cherbourg & Le Havre   Work begins on construction, mainly French harbours & ports after the Siege of Dieppe   In Normandy there are 27 heavy gun emplacements & 20 mobile heavy guns   The strongest part has 93 heavy gun emplacements & 39 mobile heavy guns 1942 Invasion of Russia Hitler, Adolf   Commands the Soviet winter offensive, von Brauchitsch is dismissed 1942 Operation Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf   Commands the Soviet winter offensive, von Brauchitsch is dismissed 1942 Siege of St Nazaire Hitler, Adolf   Britain conducts a successful raid in the Loire   Hitler decides to step up the defense of nth west France 1942 Supreme Commander Hitler, Adolf   Appointed Supreme Commander of the Army   Appointed Supreme Commander of the Army 1942 Peace Hitler, Adolf  Jan 2nd Britain, the USA, China & 22 Allies agree not to make a separate peace with Germany 1942 Concentration Camps Hitler, Adolf  Jan 20th During the Wannsee Conference the procedures of the elimination of the European Jews are discussed, shortly after this conference, the elimination camps of Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau begin their work 1942 Conference of Wansee Hitler, Adolf  Jan 20th During the Wannsee Conference the procedures of the elimination of the European Jews are discussed, shortly after this conference, the elimination camps of Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau begin their work  Jan 20th The Conference sets in motion the "Final Solution of the Jewish question" 1942 Final Solution Hitler, Adolf  Jan 20th During the conference, there was a discussion held by a group of German Nazi officials to decide on the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question", a surviving copy of the minutes of this meeting was found by the Allies in 1947  Jan 20th During the Wannsee Conference the procedures of the elimination of the European Jews are discussed, shortly after this conference, the elimination camps of Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau begin their work  Jan 20th The Conference sets in motion the "