Holocaust 1933-1945

Hitler Becomes Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany.

First Sign of Holocaust

Mar 20, 1933

The first concentration camp is opened just outside Munich. It is called the Dachau Concentration Camp.

Munich Agreement

Sep 29, 1938

France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany sign this agreement, allows Czechoslovakia to surrender Sudeten region to Nazi, Germany.

World War II Begins in Europe

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe.

Deportation of Jews

Jan 16, 1942

Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center.

Hitler Dies

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide as a result of many concentration camps being liberated between 1944-1945.