Major Events of the Holocaust

The Holocaust

Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 1, 1950

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

At this time the Nazi Party takes power in Germany and they "temproarily" suspend civil liberties.

Hitler becomes 'Fuhrer' or leader of Germany.

Aug 2, 1934

Jews are deprived of their citizenship and other basic rights.

Jan 1, 1935

Nazis boycott Jewish-owned businesses and Jews no longer have the right to vote.

Jan 1, 1936

Kristallnact, the "Night of the Broken Glass" occurs.

Nov 10, 1938

Nazis terrorize Jews throughout Germany and Austria. 30,000 Jews are arrested.

German Jews are stripped of their rights.

Dec 18, 1938

They can no longer head businesses or attend social events.
Jewish children are segretated into their own Jewish schools.
They no longer can have a diver's license or car registrations.
Have to follow strict rules and have curfews.

Jews are forced into ghettos and are put into concentration camps.

Jan 1, 1940

Jews across Western Eurpe are being forced into ghettos and more rights are taken away.

Dec 18, 1941

Nazi officials discuss the "Final Solution" to the government officials.

Jun 20, 1942

The final solution was their plan to kill all European Jews in order to create the Aryan race.

80-85% of all the Jewish people who would die in the Holocaust already have been murdered.

Dec 18, 1943

Hitler takes over Hungary and begins deporting 12,000 Hungarian Jews each day to Auschwitz where they are murdered.

Dec 18, 1944

Hitler is defeated and World War II ends in Europe.

Apr 30, 1945

Holocaust is over and the camps are emptied. Many survivors are placed in displaced persons facilities.

At Nuremburg, Nazi leaders are tried for war crimes by the above Judicial assembly.

Apr 30, 1946