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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, implementing many anti-Jewish laws.
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The Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of German citizenship and prohibiting marriage between Jews and non-Jews.
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Widespread anti-Jewish violence and destruction occur throughout Germany and Austria on November 9-10, 1938.
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Germany invades Poland which marks the very beginning of WWII and Ghettos are established in German-occupied territories to segregate and control Jewish populations.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union in June 1941 (Operation Barbarossa). The Wannsee Conference takes place in January, where the systematic plan for the genocide of Jews (the Final Solution) is discussed.
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Extermination camps become fully operational. Mass deportations of Jews to these camps begin.
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As Soviet forces advance, the Nazis evacuate prisoners from Auschwitz-Birkenau, forcing them on death marches.
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Allied forces liberate concentration and extermination camps throughout Europe. Germany surrenders on May 7, 1945, and the Holocaust officially comes to an end.