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Hindenburg's death
German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor on January 30, 1933. His appointment paved the way to the Nazi dictatorship after Hindenburg’s death in August 1934. -
WWll start
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany began World War II by attacking Poland. -
Soviet union invaded
Germany invaded the Soviet Union -
Massacres starts
the Germans had started massacring entire Jewish communities. These massacres were often conducted in broad daylight and in full view and earshot of local residents. -
Last major ghetto is destroyed
German SS and police completed the destruction of the last major ghetto, in Lodz. -
Two ghettos were located
Soviet forces liberated that part of Budapest in which the two ghettos were located and liberated the nearly 90,000 Jewish residents. -
Arrow cross movement
leaders of the fascist Arrow Cross movement seized power in a German-sponsored coup -
The end of Hitler
The Holocaust ended in May 1945 when the major Allied Powers defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. As Allied forces moved across Europe in a series of offensives, they overran concentration camp
