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Hitler is appointed as chancellor
By 1932, the Nazis were the largest political party in the Reichstag. With no other leader able to command sufficient support to govern, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor of Germany as a result. -
Establishment of Dachau Camp
Outside the town of Dachau, Germany, the SS (Schutzstaffel, Protection Squads) establishes its first concentration camp to incarcerate political opponents. -
Anti-Jewish Boycott
Less than 3 months after coming to power in Germany, the Nazi leadership stages an economic boycott targeting Jewish-owned businesses and the offices of Jewish professionals. -
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
The German government issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, which excludes Jews and other political opponents of the Nazis from all civil service positions. -
law limits jews in public schools
The German government issues the Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities, which dramatically limits the number of Jewish students attending public schools. -
The “Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases”
The German government passes the “Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases” mandating the forced sterilization of certain individuals with physical and mental disabilities. -
Ban on Jehovah’s Witness Organizations
The German government bans Jehovah’s Witness organizations. The ban is due to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal to swear allegiance to the state; their religious convictions forbid an oath of allegiance to or service in the armed forces of any temporal power. -
Central Organization of German Jews Formed
German Jewish organizations establish the Central Organization of German Jews in an effort to better represent the interests of German Jews through a unified response to escalating Nazi persecution.