Holocaust Timeline By trolljesus Period: Nov 9, 1928 to Apr 7, 1933 Hitlers rise to power Mar 22, 1933 Nazi's open Dachau concentration camp Period: Apr 8, 1933 to Apr 7, 1945 Holocaust Aug 19, 1934 Hitler receives a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from German voters approving his new powers. Sep 15, 1935 Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews decreed. Feb 10, 1936 The German Gestapo is placed above the law. Jan 1, 1937 Jews are banned from many professional occupations Jul 6, 1938 Nazis prohibited Jews from trading and providing a variety of specified commercial services. Sep 1, 1939 Nazi's invade Poland Apr 9, 1940 Nazi's invade Denmark Sep 3, 1941 The first test use of Zyklon-B gas at Auschwitz. Oct 5, 1942 Himmler orders all Jews in concentration camps in Germany to be sent to Auschwitz and Majdanek. Jun 11, 1943 Himmler orders liquidation of all Jewish ghettos in occupied Poland. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jan 27, 1945 Russian Troops liberate Auschwitz.
