Timeline: Holocaust Timeline

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler is appointed to Chancellor of Germany

after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler to Chancellor of Germany.

Mar 4, 1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President of the United States

On March 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as President of the United States.

Oct 1, 1934

First major waves of arrests of Homosexuals occurs through Germany

Around the time of Hitler's power, homosexuality became illegal, so over 100,000 men were arrested around October.

Mar 17, 1935

Hitler's army invade the Rhineland

Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces to the Rhineland.

Jul 12, 1936

First German Gypsies are arrested and deported to the concentration camp in Dachau

Hitler wanted Gypsies sent to the Dachau concentration camp and it was approved by President Paul Von Hindenburg

Mar 13, 1938

Austria is annexed by Germany

German troops marched into Austria to annex it for the Third Reich. They tried seizing control of the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany.

Nov 9, 1938

Nazis burned down almost one thousand synagogues and loot Jewish homes and business.

Nazis burned down almost 1,000 synagogues and looted Jewish homes and businesses in nationwide programs called "Kristallnacht". 30,000 German and Jewish men are deported to concentration camps. Many Jewish women are also jailed.