Holocaust Timeline

By Matthewsjason

  • President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany

    President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany

  • Nazis prohibit Jews from owning land

  • Jews not allowed on national health insurance

  • German President von Hindenburg dies

    German President von Hindenburg dies

  • Nurmberg Laws

  • Nazis destroy the synagogue in Nuremberg

    Nazis destroy the synagogue in Nuremberg

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

  • Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items.

    Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items.

  • World war 2 starts

  • Yellow stars required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10

    Yellow stars required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10

  • Germany invades Denmark

    Germany invades Denmark

  • Paris is occupied by the Nazis

    Paris is occupied by the Nazis

  • German Jews ordered to forced labor

    German Jews ordered to forced labor

  • Nazis invade Russia (Jewish pop. 3 million)

    Nazis invade Russia (Jewish pop. 3 million)

  • Nazis forbid emigration of Jews from the Reich.

  • Nazi Germany declares war on the United States

  • Germany begins mass deportation

  • 7,000 Jews arrested in unoccupied France

  • The first transport of Jews from Germany to Aushwitz

    The first transport of Jews from Germany to Aushwitz

  • Russian troops liberate the first concentration camp, at Majdanek where over 360,000 had been murdered

    Russian troops liberate the first concentration camp, at Majdanek where over 360,000 had been murdered

  • Last use of gas chambers in Auschwitz

    Last use of gas chambers in Auschwitz

  • Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

  • Germany surrenders to Soviets

    Germany surrenders to Soviets

  • World War 2 ends