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By derek.halvorson
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  • Hitler begins

    Hitler begins

  • Hitler becomes leader

    Hitler becomes leader

  • Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan...especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith."

    Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan...especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith."

    Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan...especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith."
  • Nazis pass a Law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals, which allows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps.

    Nazis pass a Law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals, which allows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps.

  • Jews are banned from the German Labor Front.

    Jews are banned from the German Labor Front.

  • Hitler receives a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from German voters approving his new powers.

    Hitler receives a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from German voters approving his new powers.

  • Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military.

    Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military.

  • Nazis force Jewish performers/artists to join Jewish Cultural Unions.

    Nazis force Jewish performers/artists to join Jewish Cultural Unions.

  • The German Gestapo is placed above the law.

    The German Gestapo is placed above the law.

  • Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of the German Police.

    Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of the German Police.

  • Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances.

    Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances.

  • 'Eternal Jew' travelling exhibition opens in Munich.

    'Eternal Jew' travelling exhibition opens in Munich.

  • Nazis prohibit Aryan 'front-ownership' of Jewish businesses.

    Nazis prohibit Aryan 'front-ownership' of Jewish businesses.

  • Nazis arrest 17,000 Jews of Polish nationality living in Germany, then expel them back to Poland which refuses them entry, leaving them in 'No-Man's Land' near the Polish border for several months.

    Nazis arrest 17,000 Jews of Polish nationality living in Germany, then expel them back to Poland which refuses them entry, leaving them in 'No-Man's Land' near the Polish border for several months.

  • Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items

    Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items

  • Evacuation of Jews from Vienna.

    Evacuation of Jews from Vienna.

  • The Lodz Ghetto in occupied Poland is sealed off from the outside world with 230,000 Jews locked inside.

    The Lodz Ghetto in occupied Poland is sealed off from the outside world with 230,000 Jews locked inside.

  • Vichy France passes its own version of the Nuremberg Laws

    Vichy France passes its own version of the Nuremberg Laws

  • German Jews ordered into forced labor.

    German Jews ordered into forced labor.

  • 3,800 Jews killed during a pogrom by Lithuanians in Kovno.

    3,800 Jews killed during a pogrom by Lithuanians in Kovno.

  • The start of deportation of Slovak Jews to Auschwitz.

    The start of deportation of Slovak Jews to Auschwitz.

  • Jews from Berlin sent to Theresienstadt.

    Jews from Berlin sent to Theresienstadt.

  • Jews working in Berlin armaments industry are sent to Auschwitz.

    Jews working in Berlin armaments industry are sent to Auschwitz.

  • Nazis carry out Operation Harvest Festival in occupied Poland, killing 42,000 Jews.

    Nazis carry out Operation Harvest Festival in occupied Poland, killing 42,000 Jews.

  • Eichmann visits Auschwitz.

    Eichmann visits Auschwitz.

  • Last use of the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

    Last use of the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

  • Invasion of eastern Germany by Russian troops.

    Invasion of eastern Germany by Russian troops.

  • SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide while in British custody

    SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide while in British custody

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