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Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
The former chancellor Franz Von Papen and other leaders convinced the President Paul Von Hindenburg to appoint as chancellor -
Dachau concentration camp opens
The Dachau concentration camp opens on March 22, 1933. The camp was set up in Dachau and it was for political prisoners. This camp would be a model for future concentration camps and would be known the "School of Violence -
Röhm Affair
Hitler orders a violent purge of the top leadership of the Nazi Party paramilitary formation. Hitler orders a violent purge of the top leadership of the Nazi Party paramilitary formation -
Death of German President von Hindenburg
German President Paul von Hindenburg dies. With the support of the German armed forces, Hitler becomes President of Germany. Later that month Hitler abolishes the office of President and declares himself Führer of the German Reich and People. -
Ban on Jehovah's Witness Organizations
The German government bans Jehovah’s Witness organizations. The ban is due to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal to swear allegiance to the state; their religious convictions forbid an oath of allegiance to or service in the armed forces of any temporal power. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
The German parliament (Reichstag) passes the Nuremberg Race Laws.
The Nuremberg Race Laws consisted of two pieces of legislation: the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor. These laws institutionalized many of the racial theories underpinning Nazi ideology and provided the legal framework for the systematic persecution of Jews in Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Nazi Party officials, members of the SA and the Hitler Youth carry out a wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms throughout Greater Germany. -
Soviet and US Troops Meet at Torgau
Soviet and American troops meet at Torgau, Germany. As Soviet forces neared his command bunker in central Berlin on April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. Within days, Berlin fell to the Soviets. The German armed forces surrendered unconditionally in the west on May 7 and in the east on May 9, 1945. May 8, 1945, was proclaimed Victory in Europe Day