Holocaust Timeline By GJoshua Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany Period: Jan 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945 holocaust Feb 22, 1933 40,000 SA and SS men are sworn in as auxiliary police. Feb 27, 1933 Nazis burn Reichstag building to create crisis atmosphere. Feb 28, 1933 emergency powers granted to hitler as a result of the Reichstag fire Mar 22, 1933 Nazis open Dachau concentration camp near Munich Mar 24, 1933 German Parliament passes Enabling Act giving Hitler dictatorial powers. Apr 1, 1933 Nazis stage boycott of Jewish shops and businesses. Sep 1, 1939 Hitler's Invasion of Poland Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Jun 6, 1944 D Day Oct 30, 1944 Last use of a gas chamber Apr 30, 1945 Hitler's Death May 8, 1945 VE Day Sep 2, 1945 VJ Day