Holocaust between 1931-1945.

By alberto noveron

  • 1933

    1933
    Public burning of books written by Jews, political dissidents, and others not approved by the state

  • 1934

    1934
    Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Reich Chancellor). Armed forces must now swear allegiance to him

  • 1936

    1936
    Jewish doctors barred from practicing medicine in German institutions

  • 1937

    1937
    Buchenwald concentration camp opens

  • 1938

    1938
    Evian Conference held in Evian, France on the problem of Jewish refugees

  • 1939

    1939
    Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed: non-aggression pact between Soviet Union and Germany

  • 1940

    1940
    Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France

  • 1941

    1941
    Chelmno (Kulmhof) extermination camp begins operations: 340,000 Jews, 20,000 Poles and Czechs murdered by April 1943