History of the Holocaust By TreHolliman Apr 4, 1925 Shutzstaffel Organized Shutzstaffel was an organization ran by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Aug 2, 1928 St. Louis Ship (with Jews) MS St. Louis was a german ocean liner that carried 900 Jews. Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Mar 23, 1933 Hitler claims emergency powers Jul 14, 1933 Law of prevention of Hereditary diseases Sep 15, 1935 Nuremburg Laws Nov 24, 1935 Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals Mar 7, 1936 Nazis occupy Rhineland Oct 10, 1936 Reichszentrale is created Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht/Night of broken glass 1939 Einsatgruppen starts Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland 1940 Auschwitz opens Jun 6, 1941 Commisair Order Sep 29, 1941 Babi Yar 1942 Last gassing at Auschwitz Jan 20, 1942 Wannsee Conference May 29, 1942 Yellow star for German Jews Nov 28, 1942 Lodz ghetto opens 1944 Creation of Zigeunlager Nov 25, 1944 Himmler Orders destruction of Auschwitz Jan 27, 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits suicide Nov 20, 1945 International military Tribunal May 23, 1960 Adolf Eichmann captured