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hitler chancellor of germany
President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany -
boycott
Boycott of Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Germany -
military
Germany introduces military conscription -
nuremburg
Nuremberg Race Laws -
march
German troops march unopposed into the Rhineland -
anschluss
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss (Union) -
munich
Munich Agreement -
krisatallnacht
Kristallnacht (nationwide pogrom in Germany) -
invasion
Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe -
ghetto
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland -
invasion
Germany invades Denmark and Norway -
invasion
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece -
invasion
Germany invades the Soviet Union -
mobile killing units
(mobile killing units) shoot nearly 3,000 Jews at the Seventh Fort, one of the 19th-century fortifications surrounding Kovno -
jews killed
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev -
deportation of jews
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center -
deportation
Germans begin the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Drancy, outside Paris, to the east (primarily to Auschwitz) -
rescue
Rescue of Jews in Denmark -
liberation
Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex -
U.S. troops
U.S. troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen -
final offensive
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin -
liberation
American forces liberate the Dachau concentration camp -
hitler
Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
surrender
Germany surrenders to the western Allies -
surrender
Germany surrenders to the Soviets
