Holocast- Sheldon By Sheldon Siemonsma Mar 13, 1932 Paul von Hindenburg defeats Adolf Hitler in presidential elections. Aug 13, 1932 Adolf Hitler refuses to serve under Franz von Papen as vice chancellor of Germany Jan 30, 1933 Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany Mar 25, 1933 Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany. Hindenburg is reduced to a figure head. Aug 2, 1934 President Hindenburg Dies Aug 2, 1934 Hitler assumes the presidency of Germany when Hindenburg dies and thus gains full control of the government. Mar 15, 1935 Germany unleashed its new air force. May 21, 1935 Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military. Mar 7, 1936 The German Army enters the Rhineland Nov 25, 1936 Germany and Japan sign an anti-Comintern pact Apr 26, 1937 Guernica in Spain is bombed by the Luftwaffe. Nov 6, 1937 Italy joins the Germany and Japan in the Anti-Comintern Pact. Feb 16, 1938 Adolf Hitler orders the release of imprisoned Austrian Nazis. Mar 12, 1938 Adolf Hitler orders the German Army into Austria Mar 15, 1939 The German Army invades Czechoslovakia. Mar 21, 1939 Adolf Hitler demands the free city of Danzig in Poland. Apr 8, 1940 The German Army invades Denmark and Norway. Jun 14, 1940 The German Army enters Paris Apr 17, 1941 Yugoslavia surrenders to the German Army. May 10, 1941 The Luftwaffe destroy the House of Commons in Westminster. May 27, 1942 Reinhard Heydrich is shot in Prague by Czech resistance fighters Jun 21, 1942 Erwin Rommel and the German Army captures Tobruk. Jan 18, 1943 The Luftwaffe renews its air attacks on London. Feb 8, 1943 Red Army recaptures the city of Kursk in the Soviet Union. Mar 30, 1944 Allied bombing of Nuremberg Raid. Jul 20, 1944 July Plot against Adolf Hitler fails. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. May 9, 1945 The German Army in Czechoslovakia surrender to the Red Army.
