Holocaust

Adolf Hitler

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany

First concentration camp opened

Mar 22, 1933

This was opened at Dachau in Germany

Nuremberg Laws

May 17, 1934

These took away many of sJewish peoples rights

Schools

Jul 2, 1937

No Jewish students can attend German schools.

Buchenwald concentration camp opens

Jul 15, 1937

Auschwitz opened

Nov 17, 1940

This camp was the most deadly and the most people died here then anywhere else during the Holocaust.

mobile killing squads

Sep 28, 1941

34,000 Jews are killed by a mobile killing sqaud.

Stars of David

Feb 27, 1942

Jews in France and Netherlands are required to wear Stars of David.

Treblinka death camp opens

Jun 1, 1942

Gypsies

Mar 1, 1943

All gypsies in Nazi countries are arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

Gas Chambers

Jul 25, 1943

Four new gas chambers have opened at Auschwitz and have a daily capacity of 4,756 bodies.

Deportation of Jews

May 15, 1944

Over 430,000 Jews are sent to Auschwitz.

Chelmno

Jun 25, 1944

7,196 Jews are moved to Chelmno and killed.

German officers

Jul 20, 1944

German officers try and fail to assassinate Hitler.

WW2 Begins

Sep 1, 1944

Open Pit Burning

Sep 9, 1944

They starting burning the 107,000 corpses at Auschwitz.

Rebelion

Oct 7, 1944

People at Auschwitz rebel and blow up a crematorium.

Last gas chamber

Oct 30, 1944

This is the date of the last time the gas chambers were used at Auschwitz.

Hilter Died

Apr 30, 1945

HItler commited sucide

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945