Halocaust

Hilter

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany a nation with a Jewish population of 566,000

Halocaust

Period: Jan 30, 1933 to May 8, 1945

Jews

Jan 24, 1934

Jews are banned from the German Labor Front.

Nazis

May 21, 1935

Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military.

German Gestapo

Feb 10, 1936

The German Gestapo is placed above the law.

Jews

Nov 8, 1937

'Eternal Jew' traveling exhibition opens in Munich

Nazi troops

Mar 12, 1938

Nazi troops enter Austria, which has a population of 200,000 Jews, mainly living in Vienna. Hitler announces Anschluss (union) with Austria.

Hitler

Jan 30, 1939

Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech.

Concentration camp

Jan 25, 1940

Nazis choose the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland near Krakow as the site of a new concentration camp.

Jewish hostages

Feb 22, 1941

430 Jewish hostages are deported from Amsterdam after a Dutch Nazi is killed by Jews.

Final solution

Jan 20, 1942

Wannsee Conference to coordinate the "Final Solution."