The Holocaust

Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor

Jan 30, 1930

Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor by President Hidenburg

Holocaust

Period: Jan 30, 1930 to Apr 18, 2014

Nuremburg Race laws are introduced

Sep 15, 1935

These laws prohibted German Jews from being citizens, having any relationship with a German blood, no longer admitted into municipal hospitals, and couldnt serve in the army.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht means Night of Crystal. This was a time when violent outbreaks occured against the Jews. Synagogue's were destroyed and alot of Jewish homes, business were damaged.

Germany Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invaded Poland, which started WWII. Poland had a lot of Jews.

Einsatzgruppen

Jul 6, 1941

Einsatgruppen, or mobile killing units, killed 3,000 Jews.

Einsatzgruppen

Sep 28, 1941

Einsatzgruppen kills 34,000 Jews.

Chelmno

Dec 8, 1941

340,000 Jews, 20,000 Poles, and Czechs Killed in Chelmno

Belzec

Mar 17, 1942

600,000 Jews murdered in Belzec.

Aushwitz

May 15, 1944

380,000 Jews deported to Aushwitz

Death March

Nov 8, 1944

40,000 Jews have to go on a Death March from Budapest to Austria.

WWII ends.

May 8, 1945

WWII ends when Germany Surrenedered 1 weeek after Adolf Hitler comitted suicide.