Holocaust

Before and During the war

Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1945

Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

The first concentration camp opened in Dachau, Germany.

Mar 22, 1933

Germans were told not to buy from Jewish shops or businesses

Apr 1, 1933

The homeless, Alcholics and unemployed people were sent to concentration camps.

Nov 24, 1933

Jews were not allowed to have health insurance

May 17, 1934

Nuremburg Laws were introduced.

Jun 17, 1935

For example: Jews were not allowed to marry non-Jews and Jews were not longer allowed to be called a German citizan.

General

Jan 1, 1938

Jewish children were expelled from school.
A night of violence: Around 100 Jews killed and about 20,000 arrested and sent to concentration camps.
Because of this Jews were fined 1 billion marks for the damage of the violence.

Austrian Jews percecuted

Mar 13, 1938

The Jews were made to wear the Yellow star of David.

Nov 23, 1939

July

Jan 1, 1941

The killing squads (Einsatzgruppen) began rounding up Jews and murdering Jews in Russia. 33,000 Jews are murdered in two days at Babi Yar near Kiev. Reinhard Heydrich was chosen to activate the ‘Final Solution’

8th December 1941-January 1942

Dec 8, 1941

The first 'Death Camp' was opened in Chelmno. Then they began mass gassing the Jews in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

30th April 1945 and then 7th May 1945

Apr 30, 1945

First Hitler commited suicide then shortly after Germany surrenders. The 2nd World war is over.