Feb 14 | Screened for Austrian Military Service; Found Unfit |
Aug 14 | Hitler petitions to serve in Bavarian forces despite Austrian Citizenship |
16 Aug 14 | Hitler volunteers for 16th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment, also known as the List Regiment after its commander |
8 Oct 14 | Hitler takes oath to King Ludwig III of Bavaria |
29 Oct 14 | Sees first action 5 miles east of Ypres |
Nov 14 | Unit near Messines; Assigned war-long role as headquarters messenger |
Dec 14 | Awarded Iron Cross 2nd Class; Refuses to participate in Christmas Truce |
1915 | Hitler promoted to Lance Corporal; participates in several actions in Artois Sector |
7 Oct 16 | Wounded in leg at the Somme; Hitler then spends two months at military hospital in Beelitz near Berlin |
Early 17 | On light duty after being wounded |
1 Mar 17 | Returns to Regiment at Front in Picardy |
Summer 17 | List Regiment returns to Ypres Salient |
31 July 17 | Battle of Passchendaele begins |
Fall 17 | Regiment rested in Alsace |
Late 17/Early 18 | Regiment sent to Oise/Aisne Sector |
Mar 18 | Operating near Montdidier |
Aug 18 | Awarded Iron Cross 1st Class for service since 1914 as messenger |
28 Sep 18 | Incident involving Henry Tandy, VC
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Oct 18 | Regiment back in Ypres Sector |
13 Oct 18 | Gassed and temporarily blinded near Wervicq |
Oct 18 | Recovering his sight at Pasewalk, Germany, Hitler witnesses naval mutineers |
11 Nov 18 | At news of armistice; Hitler reacts bitterly |