Holocaust timeline

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    The Holocaust

    This is the time period The German Nazis killed millions of innocent Jews for no reason. They sent many Jews to concentration camps and many jews died from famine, disease, and brutality. This is one of the most horrific time period of world history; it will always be remembered.
  • Concentration Camp Creation

    Concentration Camp Creation
    The Nazi Party in Germany begins to make the concentration camps to store innocent Jews in and torture them. The first concentration camp built by Nazis was Dachau, located near Munich.
  • Boycott Of Jewish Businesses

    The Nazi party boycotts the Jewish owned stores.Many Jews quickly ran out of business and were struggling to survive from the boycott.
  • Jews are prohibited from legal qualifications

    Many Jews are not allowed to vote anymore. The Nazi regime took away most of the rights of Jews. Jews are banned from many things they used to be allowed to have. They cannot go to places like they used to.
  • Nuremburg Race Laws

    The Nuremburg Race Laws come into act. They ban Jews from marrying anyone that has German Blood. These laws also define Jews as not a person, and stated that people with at least 3 Jewish Grandparents were considered Jewish, regardless of anything.
  • Identification

    Identification
    Jews are required to have a large red J on their passports notifying that they are Jewish. They also have to have the Star of David stitched to their clothing to let people know they are Jewish.
  • Zyklon-B Gas

    This is the first time that Nazis used Gas to kill Jews. They were put in Gas chambers and killed in groups. It was first used in Auschwitz, Germany.
  • US and British Government

    A German businessman leaked information that Nazis are going to attempt to kill all of Europe's Jews. The US and British Government hear about this and tell the public that the Nazis will be punished for their inhumane crimes.
  • Bermuda Conference

    US and British representatives discuss about the rerfugees that face problems in the Nazi occupying countries, however the result is just the inaction concerning the plight of Jews.
  • Liberation of Auschwitz

    Liberation of Auschwitz
    Russian troops liberate the Auschwitz concentration camp. About 2,000,000 people with Jews making the majority of that, were killed. As the prisoners are liberated, they are filmed.
  • Germany Surrenders

    An unconditional surrender was signed by a German General. Many Nazi leaders were caught and tried by the US and British army, the majority were found guilty after the war ended.