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Treaty of Versailles
The treaty is signed. Germany has to give up some of its land, and keep its army under 100,000 men, no tanks, no submarines, and only six warships. The Germans detested this treaty, but were forced to agree. They defiantly sunk their own vessels that were captured in the North Sea. This event set the hatred for the rest of Europe for many Germans. It also gave a reason for Germany to invade, to reclaim the lands lost. -
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The rise of Nazism
Nazism and Facism rise as a political ideal for Germany, using Jewish people as a scapegoat for Germany's decline, and stating that the Aryan race is superior to all others, which must be eradicated. Hitler Youth are raised on Nazi Ideals and Anti-Semitism. -
Last French Soldiers Leave
The last of the occupying French soldiers leave German soil. This stands as Germany finally being free. They begin secretly building their army. -
Hitler Appointed as Chancellor of Germany
Hitler becomes the supreme ruler of Germany. He uses his power as Fuhrer to boost popularity of Nazism. -
Reichstag Burned
The Reichstag, a major Jewish Synagogue was burned to instill fear to them and creep closer to the Holocaust. -
Joseph Goebbels appointed as Head of Propoganda
Hitler appoints Joseph Goebbels to be in charge of all propoganda for the country. -
Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps open
These two camps open, keeping people who speak out against Germany in, unable to speak out against them. -
Anti-Nazi books burned
Any book that spoke out against the German government was burned in large bonfires. -
Jews forbidden Property
All Jewish property is taken and given to Germans. -
Nuremberg laws passed
The Nuremberg laws state that Jews are not citizens and cannot marry Germans. -
Synagogue in Nuremberg Destroyed
The Nazis destroy the Nuremberg Synagogue. -
Kristallnacht
The Night of the Broken Glass. Jewish stores are broken into and looted. -
Sick Jews "Exterminated"
(Exact date unknown) Germany begins killing all sick or disabled Jews. -
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WWII In Europe
WWII is fought in Europe. -
WWII Begins
Germany invades Poland, WWII begins. Hitler tears through the countryside with his Sturmabteilung, or Storm Troopers with the blitzcrieg tactics. -
Aushwitz Created
The major Concentration camp Aushwitzis built. it is gaurded by the feared S.S., or Schutzstaffel, Hitlers elite troops, second only to the Gestapo, the most feared of the troops. -
Ghetto in Warsaw Established
Nazis establish the ghetto in Warsaw. A ghetto is a place in a city where the Jews must live. -
Jews forced to wear the Star of David
Jews are branded with this symbol, carrying stereotypes made by Hitler's propaganda. -
First Use of Zyklon-B gas
A test of Zyklon-B gas was performed at Aushwitz. None lived. -
Jews begin to be deported.
All Jews are to be deported. -
Birkenau Built
Birkenau takes those who cannot work and kills them en-masse. -
German Jews Deported to Poland
Jews living in Germany are deported to ghettos in Poland -
Fist mass use of Zyklon-B Gas
(Exact date unknown) Jews are being killed en-masse. -
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Mass Killings of Jews
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First Resistance in Warsaw Ghetto
Jews revolt against the Germans -
Defeat at Stalingrad
The first Major loss of the German Wechermat occurs on the Russian front at Stalingrad. -
Allies land at Sicily
The approaching Allied army is creeping closer, presuring Hitler to speed up the "Cleansing" -
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Start of the Death Marches
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Russians Reach Polish Border
All the Allies are converging on Germany. -
D-Day
Allies have landed on the Western Front, trapping Germany. -
Soviets liberate Majdanek
The first concentration camp has been liberated. -
Revolt at Auswitz
Jewish Prisoners revolt, destroying creamatorium four in the process. -
Adolph Himmler orders Creamatorium Destruction
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Russians Reach German Border
Now Germany is in panic mode to eradicate all evidence of the war crimes they commited. -
Aushuitz Evacuated
66,000 prisoners evacuted form Ashuitz, including one Elie Wiezel. -
Soviets Liberate Aushwitz
Russian ground forces liberate the nearly-empty Auswitz. All that remain are the wounded who could not go on a death march. -
Russians reach Berlin
The battle for Berlin begins. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler swallows a cyanide tablet in his bunker. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany agrees to an unconditional surrender to the allies. -
Nuremburg Trials Begin
The Nuremburg War Criminal Trials begin prosecuting Nazi officials who haven't killed themselves. -
Commandant Hoss Caught
Aushwitz Commandant Hoss is caught by british soldiers. He calls himself "the greatest mass murderer of all time" -
State of Isreal Formed
Area of Palestine partitioned to include Isreal and other countries, providing a place for Holocaust survivors to live. -
Adolph Eichmann Aressted
Isreli secret Police found Eichmann hiding in Argentina.