World War II and Nazi German By maxondrew Period: Jan 1, 1933 to May 31, 1945 World War II Nazi-Germany Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Comes to power Feb 27, 1933 Nazis burn Reichstag building Mar 22, 1933 First Concentration camp opens. Apr 26, 1933 Gestapo Created May 10, 1933 Germany Burning of the Books Jul 14, 1933 Nazi party is the only legal political party in Germany Jun 30, 1934 The Night of Long Knives Aug 2, 1934 German president dies, Hitler becomes president Feb 10, 1935 German Gestapo is placed above the law. Mar 12, 1938 Nazi troops enter Austria Aug 23, 1939 Signing of German-Soviet nonaggression pact. Sep 1, 1939 WWII Begins Germany invadeds Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain Declare War on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Russian invades East Poland. Nov 30, 1939 Russia Attacks Finland Feb 12, 1940 First Deportation of Jews from Poland Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France Mar 7, 1941 German Jews ordered into forced labor Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades U.S.S.R. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs pearl harbor Mar 17, 1942 Deportation starts Jun 1, 1942 Jews ordered to wear yellow star Sep 18, 1942 Reduction of food for Jews in Germany Dec 31, 1942 Concentration camps destroyed Exterminations at Belzec cease after an estimated 600,000 Jews have been murdered. The camp is then dismantled, plowed over and planted. Apr 4, 1943 Gas chamber/crematory opens in Auschwitz May 10, 1945 WWII Ends
