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Holocaust
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Hindenburg reelected President
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Hindenburg revoke
Hindenburg revoked the ban on the SA and the SS -
Hitler Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hilter was elected Chancellor of Germany -
First concentration camp opened
The first concentration camp was opened at Dachau in Germany -
Jewish persecution
An order was issued which prohibited Jewish people from having health insurance -
Jews health insurance
Jews not allowed national health insurance -
Jews banned from Military
Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were introduced, which were designed to take away Jewish rights of citizenship and included orders that:
Jews are no longer allowed to be German citizens.
Jews cannot marry non-Jews.
Jews cannot have sexual relations with non-Jews. -
Gestapo above law
The German Gestapo is placed above law -
Heinrich Himmler chief police
Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of the German Police. -
Jews professional occupations banned
Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching Germans, and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances. -
'Eternal Jew'
'Eternal Jew' travelling exhibition opens in Munich. -
SS is in charge
After Anschluss, the SS is placed in charge of Jweish affairs in Austria with Adolf Eichmann establishing an Office for Jewish Emigration in Vienna. Himmler then established MAuthausen concentration camp near Linz. -
Jewish passports stamped with 'J'
The passports of all Austrian and German Jews had to be stamped with a large red letter 'J' -
Austrian and Czech Jews deported
Jews living in Austria and Czechoslovakia were sent to Poland -
Jewish children expelled from school
An order was issued that stated that Jewish children should not be allowed to attend non-Jewish German schools -
European Jews persecuted
Jews in German occupied countries wer persecuted by the NAzis and many were sent to concentration camps. -
Auschwitz
A new concentration camp, Auschwitz, opened -
'Final Solution'
Reinhard Heydrich chosen to implement 'Final Solution'. -
First 'Death Camp'
The first 'Death Camp' was opened at Chelmno -
Mass-gassing
Mass-gassing of Jews began at Auschwitz-Birkenau -
European Jews gassed
Jews from all over occupied Europe were sent to 'Death Camps' -
Gypsies sent to camps
An order was issued for gypsies to be sent to concentration camps. -
'Death Camps' closed
With Russians advancing from the East, many 'Death Camps' were closed and evidence destroyed. -
Hungarian Jews sent to Auschwitz
440,000 Hungarian Jews were transported to Auschwitz -
Auschwitz gas chambers
The gas chambers at Auschwitz were used for the last time -
Hitler committed suicide
FAced with impending defeat, Hitler committed suicide -
German surrender
Germany surrendered and the war in Europe was over
