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Nazis came to power
Hitler believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community. -
Gas chambers were used
Nazi officials opted to employ an additional method to kill Jews, one originally developed for the “Euthanasia” Program: stationary gas chambers -
The killing centers were created
The Nazi's planned to kill the Jews -
The end of the deporting
The Jews were no longer being deported to the camps -
Germany surrendered to allies
The marches continued until May 7, 1945, the day the German armed forces surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. -
Soviet forces declare victory day
"For the Western Allies, World War II officially ended in Europe on the next day, May 8 (V-E Day), while Soviet forces announced their “Victory Day” on May 9, 1945." -
People immigrated to Israel and some stayed in the US
136,000 Jewish displaced persons immigrated to Israel, while others resettled in the United States and other nations outside Europe. -
The last camp closed
The last camp for Jewish displaced persons closed in 1957.
