Holocaust

Holocaust

By chelpope

  • Hitler came into power

    Hitler became chancellor

  • First concentration camp opened

    The first concentration camp was open in Dachau in Germany

  • 'Undesirables' sent to camps

    Homeless, alcoholic and unemployed people were sent to concentration camps

  • Jewish were persecuted

    An order was issued which prohibited Jewish people from having health insurance

  • Jews Fined

    Jews were made to pay one billion marks for the damage caused by Kristallnacht.

  • Jewish Children Expelled From School

    An order was issued that stated that Jewish children should not be allowed to attend non-Jewish German schools

  • Austrian and Czech Jews deported

    Jews living in Austria and Czechoslovakia were sent to Poland

  • Death Camps were closed

    With the Russians advancing from the East, many 'Death Camps' were closed and evidence destroyed.

  • Death Marches

    Many remaining camps were closed and evidence of their existence destroyed. Those who had survived the camps so far were taken on forced 'Death Marches'.

  • Hitler Committed suicide

    Faced with impending defeat, Hitler committed suicide

  • German surrender

    Germany surrendered and the war in Europe was over