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On January 30th 1933 the Nazi Party appointed Hitler chancellor at the head of a coalition government.
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On August 19t, 1934 Hitler abolished the office of president and declared himself Fuhrer of the German Reich and people.
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On September 15, 1935 the German parliament passed the Nuremberg Race Laws. These laws consisted of 2 pieces of legislation: the law of the Protection of German Blood and German Honor, And the Reich Citizenship Law.
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On August 1,1936 the summer Olympic opened in Berlin. The Olympic games were a huge success for the Nazi government.
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On July 15,1937 SS authorities open the Buchenwald concentration camp for the male prisoners in east-central Germany. It was one of the largest concentration camps. Women became part of the Buchenwald camp system in late 1943 and early 1944.
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On March 11-13, 1938 German troops invaded Austria and made Austria known as the Anschluss.
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On May 29,1938 Hungary adopts comprehensive anti-Jewish laws which excluded Jews from many professions. The laws defined "Jews" in so-called racial terms.
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On September 1,1939 the German forces broke through the Polish defenses along the border and then quickly advanced on Warsaw, which is the Polish capital.
