Holocaust Timeline

By TanayC

  • Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor
    German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party leader, as Chancellor on January 30 of 1933. On March 23, The Enabling Act was passed, allowing mainly the Chancellor to issue laws without the parliament of Germany's consent. This laid down the foundation for the complete Nazification of German society.

  • Law Limiting Jews in School

    Law Limiting Jews in School
    The German government started adopting laws and policies that restricted the rights of Jews. On April 25, a new law limited the amount of Jewish students attending public schools. Because of the subjects of lessons (spreading Nazi ideas), Jews turned to private schools for their kids.

  • Death of the German President

    Death of the German President
    On August 2, 1934, German President Paul von Hindenburg passed away. Hitler, now the new president, declares himself Führer. He becomes the absolute dictator of Germany.

  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws
    On September 15, 1935, the German government passes the Nuremberg Race Laws, which basically limits the rights of Jews. They established a lot of the racial theories underpinning Nazi ideology. These laws applied to people who had three or four Jewish grandparents.

  • Buchenwald Concentration Camp Opens

    Buchenwald Concentration Camp Opens
    On August 15, 1937, SS authorities open up the Buchenwald concentration camp for males. This was one of the largest concentration camps within German borders. Most of the inmates were political prisoners but after Kristallnacht, almost 10,000 Jews were sent there

  • Annexation of Austria

    Annexation of Austria
    On March 11-13, 1938, Germany invaded Austria and added it to the German Reich. Violence against Jewish people and property rained down in Vienna and other cities. This lasted from the spring to the fall of 1938.

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    This event, Kristallnacht, consisted of the construction of synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses, and other establishments. Almost 100 Jewish residents in Germany died because of the violence. Afterward, many laws were promoted with the intention to deprive the Jews of their property and livelihood.

  • The Final Solution

    The Final Solution
    During the period of 1942-1945, the Nazis executed their plans projected during the Wannsee conference, the Final Solution. They planned to liquidate and exterminate the Jewish race as a whole. In the spring of 1945, Allied troops found out about the full extent of these crimes.