Holocaust Timeline By Matthewsjason Jan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany Sep 29, 1933 Nazis prohibit Jews from owning land May 17, 1934 Jews not allowed on national health insurance Aug 2, 1934 German President von Hindenburg dies Sep 15, 1935 Nurmberg Laws Aug 11, 1938 Nazis destroy the synagogue in Nuremberg Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Feb 21, 1939 Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items. Sep 1, 1939 World war 2 starts Nov 23, 1939 Yellow stars required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10 Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark Jun 14, 1940 Paris is occupied by the Nazis Mar 7, 1941 German Jews ordered to forced labor Jun 22, 1941 Nazis invade Russia (Jewish pop. 3 million) Oct 23, 1941 Nazis forbid emigration of Jews from the Reich. Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States Jul 15, 1942 Germany begins mass deportation Aug 26, 1942 7,000 Jews arrested in unoccupied France Dec 10, 1942 The first transport of Jews from Germany to Aushwitz Jul 24, 1944 Russian troops liberate the first concentration camp, at Majdanek where over 360,000 had been murdered Oct 30, 1944 Last use of gas chambers in Auschwitz Apr 16, 1945 Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to Soviets Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ends
