Holocaust Timeline By jordan1619 Jan 1, 1889 Hitler is born in Austria Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 1, 1939 Nazi Revolution in Germany Jan 20, 1933 Hitler was named chancellor of germany Jun 2, 1934 hindenburgs death Nov 2, 1938 NIght or the broken glass Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1940 Beginning of war Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Jan 1, 1941 Towards the "Final Solution" Jun 2, 1941 the german invasion of the soviet union marked a new level Period: Jun 2, 1941 to Jun 2, 1945 Holocaust death camps Jan 1, 1945 Nazi Rule comes to an end,as Holocaust continues claim lives May 8, 1945 germanys formal surreneder in world war ll came barely a week later Jul 2, 2015 german concentrationcamos held some 27,000 people