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Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
With Hitler and the Nazi becoming more and more powerful and with the threat of Hitler planning to take full control of the German government, then President Paul von Hindenburg, appointed Hitler to the position of Chancellor. This would be the start of something terrible. -
The First Concentration Camp was Opened
One of the first concentration camps was opened in Dachau in Germany -
Undesirable People were sent to Concentration Camp
People such as Jews, Homosexuals, and Handicapped people were sent to Concentration Camps as they were considered to be undesireable. -
Jews Persecuted
At this point, life for the people of Jewish faith in Nazi Germany was becoming more and more undesirable. Hitler revoked the health insureance of Jews in Nazi Germany. -
Nuremberg Race Laws are Created
With Hitler in complete control of the German government, Hiter began his inquest to exterminating the Jews in Nazi Germany. As a result, Hitler created the Nuremberg Laws which said what Jews were allowed to do and what Jews were not allowed to do. -
Jewish Passports stamped with "J"
The Germans began to stamp the passports of the Jews in the country with the letter "J" to symbolize that they are Jews. -
Kristallnacht
The beginning of the inquest by Hitler to kill all of the Jews in Nazi Germany was Kristallnacht. This an event where Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
Jews Expelled from School
Jews were expelled from public schools in Nazi Germany. -
Yellow Star introduced
The Yellow Star that Jews in Nazi Germany war was introduced and all Jews were subsequently required to wear it to help Nazi classify them as Jews. -
Auschwitz was Opened
One of the most infamous Nazi concentrations camps, Auschwitz, was opened and began being used. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
This was seen as the end of the Holocaust and all Jews were freed and rescued from the Nazi Concentration Camps after Hitler killed himself in a bunker. -
Germany Surrenders
The official end of World War II also marked the official end of the Holocaust. Germany officially surrendered to the Allied Powers on May 7th, 1945 following the suicide of military dictator Adolf Hitler.
