Holocaust Project By mibohrer Jan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 1, 1940 Auschwitz Opened May 10, 1940 Germany attacks western Europe Jul 10, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declares war the next day Dec 8, 1941 The first killing operations begin at Chelmno in occupied Poland Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States Apr 19, 1943 Warsa Ghetto Uprising Begins Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jan 27, 1945 Auschwitz was Abandoned Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide May 9, 1945 Germany Surrenders to the Soviets