About Adolf Hitler's time in Germany. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany and his tenure in power lasted for more than twelve years. It began with a standing ovation and ended after a world war in which 50 million people were killed.
1933: Seizure of power and repression
1934: Röhm Putsch and Führer State
1935: Rearmament and Nuremberg Laws
1936: Fascination and deception
1937: Economic boom and Führer cult
1938: Grand Reich plans and anti-Semitism
1939: War of aggression and war inferno
1940: Blitzkrieg and the Battle of Britain
1941: Eastern front and genocide
1942: Turn of the war and Final Solution
1943: Total war and firestorm
1944: D-Day and Volkssturm
1945: Collapse and surrender