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Dachau opens
Dachau was the first concentration camp that was opened near Berlin, Germany -
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History of the Holocaust
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Hitler proclaims himself as the Führer und Reichskanzler of Germany
Führer und Reichskanzler means Leader and Reich Chancellor -
Nuremburg Laws
Laws against Jewish people stating that Jewish people could not marry Aryans, fly the German flag, and were no longer considered German citizens. -
Buchenwald opens
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Adolf Eichman establishes the Office of Jewish Emigration.
stationed in Vienna he made this to increase the speed of forced emigration. -
Germans mark all Jewish passports with a large "J"
This was don to restrict Jewish emigration to Switzerland following a request from swiss authorities. -
WWII starts as a result of Germany attacking Poland
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Concentration camp opened near Auschwitz
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France surrenders.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
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Babi Yar; 34,000 Jews massacred.
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Extermination by gas.
Killing centers start using gas to kill in larger amounts. -
Jews deported
The deportation of Jews from Germany, Greece, and Norway to killing centers -
German 6th army surrenders at Stalingrad
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Russians liberate Majdanek
Majdanek was a death camp in Germany -
Beginning of death marches
Death marches were the forcible movement of prisoners in Germany -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
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V-E day
The Nazi party surrenders and the war comes to a close in Europe
