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Hitler appointed as Chancellor of Germany
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Dachau
The first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in Germany. Located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions factory in Munich Germany, and opened by Heinrich Himmler -
Boycott of Jewish businesses
The first measure against the Jews of Germany. Hitler convinced the German people that the Jews were responsible for the loss of WW1, and were hoarding money. -
Nuremberg Laws
Anti-semitic laws passed in Nazi Germany against the Jewish population -
Kristallnacht
A Pogrom against the Jews in Nazi Germany -
Invasion of Poland
A joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the free city of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak Contingent that marked the beginning of WW2 in England. -
Auschwitz Concentration Camp Established
An abandoned army Barracks was approved for use as a facility to house political prisoners by Heimrich Himmler. -
Final Solution
A global plan to systematically exterminate the Jewish population in Nazi-occupied Europe through Genocide during WW2.This policy was formulated at the Wannsee Conference. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz, most of the population was evacuated and sent on a death march, but those who survived wrote memoirs on their experiences.