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President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany
,Hindenburg was intimidated by Hitler’s growing popularity and the thuggish nature of his cadre of supporters so, he appointed General Kurt von Schleicher,then later was convinced to appoint Hitler as chancellor -
SS opens the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich
Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933,it first housed political prisoners; however, it eventually evolved into a death camp where countless thousands of Jews died from malnutrition, disease and overwork or were executed. -
Boycott of Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Germany
the boycott was an act of revenge against both German Jews and foreigners, including US and English journalists, who had criticized the Nazi regime -
Law for the Reestablishment of the Professional Civil Service
The German government issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service , which excludes Jews and other political opponents of the Nazis from all civil service positions -
Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases
The German government passes the “Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases” mandating the forced sterilization of certain individuals with physical and mental disabilities. -
Germany introduces military conscription
Germany denounced the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty, but the conscription act actually was a denunciation and violation of the treaty. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
According to the Reich Citizenship Law and many clarifying decrees on its implementation, only people of “German or kindred blood” could be citizens of Germany. The law defined who was and was not a German, and who was and was not a Jew. -
German troops marched unopposed into the Rhineland
this action was directly against the Treaty of Versalles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. This move, in terms of foreign relations, threw the European allies, especially France and Britain, into confusion -
Summer Olympics begin in Berlin
The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936. On August 1, 1936, Hitler opened the 11th Summer Olympic Games. Inaugurating a new Olympic ritual, a lone runner arrived bearing a torch carried by relay from the site of the ancient Games in Olympia, Greece. -
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss (union)
On this day, Adolf Hitler announces an “Anschluss” (union) between Germany and Austria, -
Munich Agreement
This agreement prevented the outbreak of war but gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest. Hitler began to support the demands of the German speaker. -
Kristallnacht (nation wide pogrom in Germany)
Kristallnacht, literally, "Night of Crystal," is often referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass." The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938. -
The St.Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany
On May 13, 1939, the German transatlantic liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba. On the voyage were 937 passengers. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Agreement
Europe enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement, which would last ten years. They looked at the agreement as to keep the nation peaceful. -
Germany invades Poland, starting world war 2 in Europe
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.
