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In 1933, Hitler was appointed Chancellor and soon had his first meeting with the German Parliament. The meeting was to pass the "Enabling Act" which stated Hitler had full power over Germany.
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In 1935, the Nazis made a chart the explained who was Jewish and how to tell. For example, if they had one Jewish grandparent, they were considered Jewish. It also striped them and other who weren't German or heterosexual of their German citizenship. Friendships and romantic relationships between Jews and non-Jews were prohibited.
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Between the years of 1936-1937, the Hitler Youth were taught to segregate or separate themselves from the Jews and were taught to hate them. They were taught that they were superior to the Jewish people.
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In 1938, residents started destroying Jewish businesses and burning them down. Within 2 day, many of their synagogues (places of worship) and businesses were destroyed and vandalized.
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German authorities sealed off parts of city districts and made them into ghettos for the Jews. This was to easily segregate and control the Jews from the nom-Jews. Surviving was difficult for them, due to being neglected by the government.
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About a quarter of the Jews who suffered at the hands of the Germans were forced into pits and shot by mobile killing squads and police. They would form a group of German soldiers, Hitler Youth, the German Labor Service and police to watch the executions of the Jews.
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The Germans started moving Jews to six killing center that were located through Poland. Some people died in the railcars that were their means of transportation, some were killed upon arrival.
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Prisoners of some concentration camps were marched to other concentration camps when the Allies were close to some. The Germans didn't want the Allies to know what they have done. The German soldiers forced them to march to a nearby camp and many died on the way there due to weather conditions and other factors, like being shot if they were too slow.
