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Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
In November of 1932, the Nazi party won 33 percent of the vote, which was more than any other party, in the German Election. Due to this, President Paul von Hindenbrug appointed Adolf Hitler, who was the head of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NAZI Party), the new chancellor of Germany. This shows persecution against the disabled as this was the start of Hitler coming to power and all of the changes that were occurr -
Reichstag Fire Decree
This law took away freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right for people to assemble. This meant that the government now could control what was being published to citizens of Germany. This shows persecution against people with Physical and Mental Disabilities because it wasn’t truly publishing what was happening to people with disabilities and people, including those who were disabled, were allowed to really know what was going on. -
Press Censorship Law
The law allowed the government to forcibly sterilize people with physical or mental disabilities so they could not have children. This shows persecution against the disabled as their chance to have children was taken away from them. -
Sterilization Law
The law allowed the government to forcibly sterilize people with physical or mental disabilities so they could not have children. This shows persecution against the disabled as their chance to have children was taken away from them. -
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor
This law made it so mixed race couples were illegal. This shows persecution -
Euthanasia Decree
Euthanasia Decree or Operation T-4, was an authorization to protect Nazi doctors who euthanized disabled and mentally ill patients. This shows persecution against the disabled as doctors could kill disabled people without any consequences. -
Mass Murder Begins at Chelmno
The SS (Schutzstaffel) and police authorities opened the Chelmno killing center. This shows persecution against the disabled as many of them were killed in the killing center for no reason. -
Alfred Wodl
Alfred was determined mentally disabled, and he had to move into a psychiatric clinic. Homes were being emptied, and Alfred was not allowed to go home. He was transferred to Spiegelgrund Institution, and was killed while there due to his disability. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
With this invasion, SS officers began experimenting with Gas vans and killed many disabled people. This shows persecution against the disabled as disabled people were killed for no reason. -
Burning of “Un-German” Books
Books were burned in Germany that were anti-Nazi. This shows persecution against the disabled as they were not allowed to read books that they possibly could have wanted to.