Holocaust

Hitler appointed Chancellor "Third Reich" Begins

1933

Third Reich. Both inside and outside Germany, the term "Third Reich" was often used to describe the Nazi regime in Germany.
The Nazi rise to power marked the beginning of the Third Reich. Culture, the economy, education, and law all came under Nazi control.

Nuremberg Laws

1935

The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany. They were introduced on 15 September 1935 by the Reichstag at a special meeting convened at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party.

Kristallnacht

Nov 10, 1938

On November 9 to November 10, 1938, in an incident known as "Kristallnacht", Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews.

Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939.