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Treaty of Versailles ends WWI
The Treaty of Versailles ends WWI. -
Jewish Politician assassinated in Germany
Walter Rathenau, one of the most prominent Jewish political figures of the Weimar Republic, is assassinated by right-wing radicals. -
Citizens lose most rights.
The Third Reich comes into power. -
Nation-wide Jewish business Boycott
SA and SS members stand in front of Jewish-owned businesses throughout Germany to inform the public that the proprietors of the establishments are Jewish. -
Law Dismisses Jews from Civil service
The Nazi government enacts the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service. -
Jews are identified and removed from the government
Two months after Adolf Hitler's appointment as chancellor, the purge of the administration begins with legislation passed on April, 1933. -
Jews are required to have a "Jewish" name
The German government requires all Jews in Germany whose first name is not immediately recognizable as Jewish to add a "Jewish" name following their first name. -
Germany expels Polish Jews
About 17,000 Polish Jews are expelled by Germany and forced across the border with Poland. -
German Diplomat Shot in Paris
Herschel Grynszpan, who is 17 years-old, shot Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat. -
Nazis fine Jewish Community
The Nazi state imposes a fine of one billion Reichsmarks ($400,000,000) on the Jewish community in Germany. -
Poland Invasion
Germany invades Poland. -
Ghettos Established
Jewish Ghettos have been established to hold more Jews. -
Auschwitz I Camp opens
Auschwitz I, the main camp in the Auschwitz camp complex, is the first camp established near Oswiecim. Construction began in May 1940. -
Warsaw Jews ordered into a Ghetto
The Germans announce the establishment of a ghetto in Warsaw. -
German high command orders killing of Soviet commisars
Two weeks before the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the high command of the German armed forces issues orders to screen Soviet prisoners of war for Soviet commissars. -
Nazis invade Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
Killing squads sent out against Jews
German mobile killing squads, called special duty units, are assigned to kill Jews during the invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Experimental gassings begin at Auschwitz
Experimental gassings are carried out at the gas chamber in Auschwitz I, the main camp at Auschwitz in southern Poland. -
Jews have to wear Star of David
Jews over the age of six in Germany are required to wear a yellow, six-pointed star with the word "Jude" across the front in black, sewn to their outer clothing at all times. -
About 34,000 Jews are killed at Babi Yar
The Germans order the Jewish residents of Kiev to assemble on Melnik Street for resettlement outside the city. Jews are forced to hand over their valuables, disrobe, and move into the ravine in small groups. German killing squads and Ukrainian auxiliary units shoot them. -
Construction of Birkenau begins
Construction of Auschwitz II, or Auschwitz-Birkenau, begins in Brzezinka. -
Germany and Italy declare war
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S, then the U.S declares war on Germany and Italy. -
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S
Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S, then the U.S declares war on Germany and Italy. -
Systematic deporations from the Netherlands begin
Jews in the Netherlands have been systematically concentrated in the Westerbork transit camp. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked on Pear Harbor on December 7th 1942. -
Jews resist Germans in Ghetto
The Germans decide to eliminate the Warsaw ghetto and announce new deportations in April 1943. The renewal of deportations is the signal for an armed uprising within the ghetto. -
Systematic deporation of Jews from Hungary start
German forces occupy Hungary on March 19, 1944. In April 1944, all Jews except those in Budapest are ordered into ghettos. -
Dooms-Day
D-Day happens. -
"Gypsy camp" at Auschwitz is closed
Twenty-three thousand Roma (Gypsies) were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and placed in a separate section of the camp. -
Soviet army liberates Auschwitz camp complex
The Soviet army enters Auschwitz and liberates the remaining prisoners. -
Nazis Surrender
Nazis surrender to the Allies.