Holocaust Timeline

Hitler comes into power

1933

Hitler and the Nazi party gain power in Germany.

Boycott

Apr 1, 1933

Nazis encouraged Germans to "protect themselves" by boycotting Jewish businesses.

Violation of Treaty of Versailles

Mar 16, 1935

Hitler expands the German army to over 500,000 men, which violates the Treaty of Versailles that limits the German army.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) spanned over two days, November 9th and 10th in 1938. This was insane violence towards Jewish people in response to a Jewish man killing someone somewhere else.

WWII starts

Sep 1, 1939

Germany attacks Poland, officially starting WWII

Jewish Star

Nov 23, 1939

German occupied Poland makes Jews 10 and up wear a badge to show they're Jewish.

The Final Solution

1941

Nazis begin the systematic mass murder of Jewish people.

Jewish Identification Cards

Jan 10, 1942

In Norway, Jewish people didn't have to wear a badge but they were given IDs stamped with a J.