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Harry pauly
Turned in by two other boys. -
Dachau Concentration Camp Opens
It killed any opponents of nazis, gays, jews, etc -
Civil Service Law
This law was put in place to remove jews and political opponents of Nazis from civipositions, or like everyday places including, School, University, and government jobs. This didn’t apply to people who had been in the job before August 1941, people who had fought in World War 1 or lost a father or son in the war. -
Law Against “Criminals”
The government had to hold prisoners indefinitely, even if they served a prison term. Just because nazis decided the prisinor was a “dangerous habitual criminal. -
Mandatory Military Service
When a military needs people to fight in a war, but there aren't enough volunteers, sometimes they'll begin conscription, which is a law that says if you are able to fight, you have to fight. Also called the draft, conscription legally requires people to join the army, with penalties if they don't. -
Revision of paragraph 175
This law was already an existing law but it was revised by the German government. This law had gay men persecuted because the were seen as corrupting “ german Values” because they where not adding to the population, But since lesbians could still have biological children they were usually not targeted. -
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor
Jewish people could not marry non Jews. It was illegal for couples to be of mixed race -
Mass Murder Begins at Chelmno
Chelmno was the first Major killing operation in order to annihilate the Jewish population. Chelmno was also the first location to use gas to mass-murder Jews. At least 172,000 Jews and others were killed here. -
Italy Surrenders
Explantation of the event: Italys new minister worked with the allies to make italy surrender and then Nazi invaded germany right after. -
Soviet Troops Liberate Auschwitz
SS broke 60,000 prisoners from Auschwitz camp on foot but 15,000 died during the escape. Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz and found 6,00 sick/starving prisoners. -
American Troops Liberate Buchenwald
The Allied troops started to free prisoners from concentration camps including prisoners at Buchenwald. The United States president toured the concentration camps and wanted to make sure the the Holocaust would not be forgotten.