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The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany began on April 1, 1933, and was claimed to be a defensive reaction to the anti-Nazi boycott, which had been initiated in March 1933
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Former chancellor Franz von Papen and other conservative leaders convinced President Paul von Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as chancellor on 30 January 1933.
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Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Reich Chancellor). Armed forces must now swear allegiance to him
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The German military played a vital role in the consolidation of Nazi power and persecution and mass murder of Jews and other groups.
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Germans march into the Rhineland, previously demilitarized by the Versailles Treaty
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Buchenwald concentration camp opens
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Beginning of World War II: Germany invades Poland
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Beginning of death march for inmates of Stutthof