-
Adolf Hitler is appointed the Chancellor of Germany.
-
The SS opens the Dachau concentration camp.
-
Nazi leaders introduce the Nuremberg Race Laws.
Nuremberg Race Laws-Antisemitic legislation that brought about immediate segregation. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or "Night of Crystal"-Refers to anti-Jewish pogroms that took place in Germany and territories occupied by German troops. During these violent attacks, tens of thousands of Jews were killed, raped, or robbed. -
Germany invades Poland, and World War II begins.
-
Period: to
World War II
-
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
-
Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia.
-
Germany invades the Soviet Union.
-
Mass killing operations begin at Chelmo.
The first mass-killing operations began at Chelmo in German occupied Poland. -
Nazi Germany declares war with the United States.
-
The Wannsee Conference is held near Berlin, Germany.
Wannsee Conference-A gathering of high-ranking Nazi Party officials and German government officials. During this meeting, attendees discussed the implementation of the "Final Solution," the Nazi's plan to annihlate the Jewish race. -
Germans begin a mass deportation.
More than 300,000 Jews are moved from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center. -
Protestant Pastor André Trocmé is arrested for aiding Jews.
André Trocmé encouraged villagers of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to house Jewish refugees. -
Germans begin a mass deportation.
Approximately 440,000 Jews are deported from Hungary. -
D-Day
The Allied forced invade Normandy, France. -
Anne Frank and her family are arrested.
-
Oskar Schindler relocates his Jewish work-force.
German industrialist Oskar Schindler moved his Jewish workers from a concentration camp in Plaszow to a factory located in Bruennlitz. By doing so, Oskar Schindler saved more than 1,000 Jews. -
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz.
-
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz.
-
American troops liberate Dachau.
-
Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
-
Germany surrenders to the Western Allies.
Western Allies-Western European nations (except for Germany, Switzerland, and Italy), the United States, and the British Empire. -
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.