Holocaust by micai grant

By micai grant

  • The Holocaust era began in January 1933 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany.

    The Holocaust era began in January 1933 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany.

  • Night of the Long Knives, in German history, purge of Nazi leaders by Adolf Hitler on June 30, 1934. Fearing that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful, Hitler ordered his elite SS guards to murder the organization's leaders, including Ernst Röhm.

    Night of the Long Knives, in German history, purge of Nazi leaders by Adolf Hitler on June 30, 1934. Fearing that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful, Hitler ordered his elite SS guards to murder the organization's leaders, including Ernst Röhm.

  • Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs a secret decree authorizing the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe as a third German military service to join the Reich army and navy.

    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs a secret decree authorizing the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe as a third German military service to join the Reich army and navy.

  • Americans looked on as Adolf Hitler remilitarized western German lands near the Rhine River and the eastern border of France.

    Americans looked on as Adolf Hitler remilitarized western German lands near the Rhine River and the eastern border of France.

  • Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces),

    Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces),

  • the German army under Adolf Hitler launched an invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II

    the German army under Adolf Hitler launched an invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II

  • Hitler adopted a plan proposed by one of his generals to attack France through the Ardennes Forest.

    Hitler adopted a plan proposed by one of his generals to attack France through the Ardennes Forest.

  • Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland.

    Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union, its ally in the war against Poland.