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Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted to and failed to overthrow the Weimar Republic. This became known as the Beer Hall Putsch.
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In Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp is made and established.More than 188,000 people were incarcerated there, at least 28,000 died in til its liberation in 1945.
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The Enabling Act was passed in the Reichstag which granted the government dictatorial powers for four years.
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The Nazis carried out a boycott against Jewish-owned businesses and shops. This was the first mass action the regime took against the Jews of Germany.
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The Sterilisation Law is passed, which forced compulsory sterilisation of disabled or mentally ill people. Approximately 400,000 people were sterilised as a result.
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HItler commits suicide in his underground bunker as Soviet troops enter the heart of Berlin.
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The German army reoccupied the Rhineland. This action directly broke the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. The Battle of Normandy began, signalling the first phase of the liberation of Europe.
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The Soviet Army liberated Auschwitz and freed the remaining 7,650 prisoners.
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The trials of 22 top-level Nazi war criminals began at Nuremberg. Where they were tried for crimes against humanity and war crimes by a court of Allied judges. Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death.