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The Beginning of The Holocaust
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. -
Opening of The First Camp
Nazi's had opened the first concentration camp, Dachau in Munich. This lead to the opening of Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbruick. -
Hitler is given Dictatorial Powers
On this day, the Embedding Act is passed by Parliament. This allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers. -
Burning of Books
Many students from German Universities burn books that have "UnGerman-like ideas". -
How Hitler felt towards certain groups
Adolf Hitler disliked homosexuals, Jews, and Jehovah's Witnesses and others classified as 'dangerous'. -
The Nuremberg Race Laws are Passed
These laws state that German Jews are no longer citizens but rather subjects. They were deprived of their rights as human beings. -
War's Declared
War is declared on Germany by Great Britain and France. -
Euthanasia Begins
Mercy killing begins to occur. Newborns, children, sick, and disabled were usually the victims. Five other Euthanasia centers were built shortly after. Nazi's simply believed that they were doing a favor considering that a Jew's life was simply "life unworthy of life". -
The Liquidation of Lidice
In lidice, 172 men and boys over the age of 16 were shot while the women and children were sent to concentration camps. The village was destroyed and was removed off of all German maps. -
Mass Murder of Ukraine Jews from Mizocz Ghetto
Many women and children were sent to their execution. There were 1000+ people killed this day. If the Nazi's saw that any women were still left alive, they would be shot again. -
Auschwitz is Freed
Russian soldiers free the Jewish concentration camp Auschwitz. A funeral service was held later by the SS before the liberation. The famous motto "Arbeit Macht Frei" which means "Work makes one free" was bared onto the main gate of the camp. -
Ending of the Holocaust
This is when the Holocaust technically ended. Estimated 1/3 of all Jewish people alive at the time were murdered in the Holocaust. -
People died
In May Hitler had Murdered more than 6 million jews as a systematic plan of genocide. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler committed suicide in the Berlin Bunker. -
