Holocaust

The Holocaust

By AssaultToast

  • 1933 - Taking Power

    1933 - Taking Power
    After taking power in 1933, the Nazis had concentrated on silencing their political opponents - communists, socialists, liberals, and anyone else who spoke out against the government. After eliminating these enemies, they turned against other groups in Germany: Jews, Gypsies, Freemasons, and Jehovah's Witnesses

  • April 7th, 1933 - The Persecution Begins

    April 7th, 1933 - The Persecution Begins
    Shortly after Hitler took power, he ordered all 'non-Aryans" to be removed from government jobs.

  • 1935 - Nuremberg Laws

    1935 - Nuremberg Laws
    The Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property. To be easily identified, forced Jews to wear bright Stars of David on their clothing.

  • November 9th-10th, 1938 - Kristallnacht

    November 9th-10th, 1938 - Kristallnacht
    Translated to "Night of Broken Glass", Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany and Austria. Around 100 Jews were killed, and hundreds more were injured. Some 30,000 Jews were arrested and hundreds of synagogues were burned. Afterward, the Nazis blamed the Jews for the destruction.

  • 1939 - The Plight of the St. Louis

    1939 - The Plight of the St. Louis
    The German ocean liner passed Miami in 1939. The 943 passengers were Jewish refugees. The Coast Guard followed the ship to prevent anyone from disembarking in America. The ship was forced to return to Europe. More than half of the passengers were later murdered in the Holocaust.

  • 1939 - The Final Solution

    1939 - The Final Solution
    At this time only a quarter-million Jews remained in Germany. But other nations that Hitler occupied had millions more. Obsessed with the desire to rid Europe of the Jews, Hiter imposed the "Final Solution" - a policy of genocide that deliberate and systematic murder of an entire population.

  • 1941 - Death Camps

    1941 - Death Camps
    The Germans built six death camps in Poland, the first being Chelmno, which began operating in 1941. Auschwitz was the largest of the death camps.

  • 1942 - The Final Stage

    1942 - The Final Stage
    Hitler's top official agreed to begin a new method of killing. To mass slaughter and starvation, they would add a third method of killing - murder by poisonous gas. Each camp had several huge gas chambers in which as many as 12,000 people could be killed in a day. Auschwitz had doctors that separated Jews that were strong enough to work, and ones that were sent to die.