Holocaust By nathantoast_ Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is appointed as Chancellor of Germany Sep 29, 1933 Nazis prohibit Jews from owning land. Apr 9, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway Jun 22, 1940 rance signs an armistice with Hitler May 14, 1941 3,600 Jews arrested in Paris. Sep 3, 1941 Nazis start using new kinds of poison gas Jun 1, 1942 Gas Vans starting to be used Nov 1, 1942 The mass killing of 170,000 Jews in the area of Bialystok (all of November) Aug 4, 1944 Anne Frank and family are arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam Nov 8, 1944 Last use of gas chambers Apr 15, 1945 40,000 prisoners freed by the British Apr 30, 1945 Americans free 33,000 inmates from camps Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders