History of the Holocaust By jessmcc23 Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of the German Republic Apr 1, 1933 Nazi boycott of jewish-owned businesses begins Apr 26, 1933 Establishment of the Gestapo under Nazi control Jul 14, 1933 Nazi party declared the only legal political organization in Germany Aug 20, 1933 After death of the President, German officials required to take an oath of obedience to Adolf Hitler Aug 2, 1934 German President, Hinderburg, dies Sep 11, 1934 Nazi party rally Hitler Aug 18, 1935 Civil marriages between non-Aryans and Aryans forbidden Jul 16, 1936 Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War Jul 16, 1936 Outbreak of Spanish Civil War Jan 30, 1937 Hitler associates Jews with Bolshevism Jun 15, 1938 1,500 German Jews imprisoned in concentration camps Oct 8, 1939 First Jewish ghetto established Jul 16, 1940 Germany begins deporting Jews Jun 22, 1941 Croatian Jews sent to concentration camps Sep 1, 1941 Jews recquired to wear armbands with the star of David Oct 15, 1941 Mass deportation of Jews begins Jul 21, 1942 Madison Square Garden Protest Jun 1, 1943 Liquidation of ghettos begin Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany Jul 31, 1944 American forces break through German lines Jan 18, 1945 Evacuation of Auschwitz begins May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Allies
