1933Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

January 30: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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🇩🇪 Failed Beer Hall Putsch

November 8: The Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic, ends in failure and brief imprisonment for Adolf Hitler but brings the Nazi Party to national attention.
Failed Beer Hall Putsch (1923)
NazismWeimar RepublicAdolf HitlerPolitical ViolenceFascismCoup AttemptPolitical InstabilityInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🗳️ Nazi Party Gains Majority in German Parliament

The Nazi party becomes the largest single party in the German parliament.
NazismWeimar RepublicFascismPolitical PartiesAdolf HitlerTotalitarianismInterwar Period
GermanyGermany

🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany (1933)
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
GermanyGermany

🔪 Night of the Long Knives: Hitler Consolidates Power

June 30July 2: Adolf Hitler instigates the Night of the Long Knives, which cements his power over both the Nazi Party and Germany.
Night of the Long Knives: Hitler Consolidates Power (1934)
Nazi GermanyAdolf HitlerPurgePolitical ViolenceTotalitarianismDictatorshipThird Reich
GermanyGermany

👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death

August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.
Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death (1934)
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
GermanyGermany

💀 Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin

April 30: The Suicide of Adolf Hitler in Berlin as Nazi Germany collapses.
Adolf Hitler's Suicide in Berlin (1945)
World War IINazismThird ReichAdolf HitlerEastern FrontAxis PowersTotalitarianism
GermanyGermany