Armistice Agreement
The Finns announce an armistice with Russia & will break off relations with Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
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Adolf Hitler Biography and Timeline — Page 40
Follow Adolf Hitler through 1,628 dated historical records for Germany.
Adolf Hitler, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1944
Bombing of Britain
Germany fires the first V2 rockets at Britain
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Germany
The Western Allies reach the German border, which is protected by the extensive Siegfried Line
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Siegfried Line
The Western Allies reach the German border, which is protected by the extensive Siegfried Line
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Siegfried Line
German defenses along the Siegfried Line continued to increase, and were able to establish a defensive depth of an average of 4.8 kilometers (3.0 miles). During September, Wehrmacht high command reinforced the Siegfried Line and brought total troop strength to an estimated 230,000 soldiers, including 100,000 fresh personnel
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Wehrmacht
During September, Wehrmacht high command reinforced the Siegfried Line and brought total troop strength to an estimated 230,000 soldiers, including 100,000 fresh personnel
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Capture of Aachen
The Allies liberate Aachen
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Bulge
An offensive orderred by Hitler to split the British & Americans & drive for Antwerp. 16 Dec-28 Jan, Hitler's "watch on the Rhine"
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Bastogne
Insists upon the capture of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Bulge
Orders the "small solution", but the battle is lost & the Germans retreat into Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Nordwind Offensive
Launched in support of the offensive in the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Belsen
Bergen-Belsen becomes a full-scale concentration camp
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Execution
Stauffenburg & 200 others are executed for trying to assassinate Hitler
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Overlord
Plans to counter the Allied invasion of Normandy are made at Margival
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Overlord
Directive 51 is issued the strengthen the westeern defences
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Overlord
Mistakenly believes the Allies will land near the Somme & the Schelde
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Stauffenburg Plot
Stauffenburg & 200 others are executed for trying to assassinate Hitler
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
1945
Evacuation
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Germany
Hitler evacuates his HQ at Adlershorst
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Berlin
Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the Vistula-Oder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 30-40 kilometres a day
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Fuhrerbunker
Hitler moves into the Fuhrerbunker, he is joined by his senior staff, Martin Bormann, and later, Eva Braun and Joseph Goebbels with Magda and their six children who took residence in the upper Vorbunker
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Germany
Hitler transfer his HQ to Berlin, he stays there
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Red Army
Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the Vistula-Oder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 30-40 kilometres a day
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Siege of Budapest
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Western Front
Hitler transfers forces from the western front to Budapest
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Germany
Russian forces reach Germany for the 1st time
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Poland
Russian troops cross the Polish border
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Eastern Front
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Germany
The Russians on the eastern front reach the River Oder
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Rhineland
Rundstedt is forbidden to evacuate any city or fortification. Hitler agrees to Rundstedts request to retreat & reconsolidate
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Bombing of Dresden
Allied bombing of Dresden leaves 25,000 dead
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Decree
Hitler announces a scorched earth policy
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Rhineland
Patton crosses the Rhine at Oppenheim
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Capture of Cologne
The Allies capture Cologne & cross the Rhine
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
The Allies liberate Bergen-Belsen
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Berlin
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Fuhrerbunker
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Red Army
The Red Army start the Battle of Berlin by attacking German front line positions on the rivers Oder and Neisse
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Battle of Berlin
Soviet spearheads had break through the German lines and start to encircle Berlin
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Fuhrerbunker
Soviet spearheads had break through the German lines and start to encircle Berlin
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.