Holocaust timeline

  • Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor

    Adolf Hitler appointed chancellor
    The president of Germany Paul Von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler has chancellor of Germany.
  • Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

    Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
    German law excludes Jews and other political opponents from civil service positions.
  • Law Limits Jews in Pubic Schools

    Law Limits Jews in Pubic Schools
    The German government issues laws that restrict the amount of Jews in a school.
  • Book Burning

    Book Burning
    Books deemed un-German are burned publicly throughout German
  • Editors Law

    Editors Law
    New German law forbids non-Aryans to work in journalism
  • Röhm Affair

    Röhm Affair
    Hitler orders the purge of the top leadership of the SA, the Nazi Party paramilitary formation.
  • Death of Von Hindenburg

    Death of Von Hindenburg
    Adolf Hitler becomes president of Germany
  • Nuremburg Race Laws

    Nuremburg Race Laws
    The Nuremburg Laws of 1935 herald a new wave of anti-semitic legislation that brings immediate and concrete segregation.