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Hitler becomes chancellor
Hoping to create a new stable government, Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
Dachau Opened
On March 9, 1933 atop the grounds of an old munitions factory, Heinrich Himmler opened this concentration camp. Boasting a capacity for 5,000, over 180,000 were eventually incarcerated and placed here. It is unknown how many died in the Dachau camp. -
Boycotting Jewish Business
On April first, 1933 the German government carried out its first planned national boycott of Jewish establishments. On this day menacing armed troops stood outside of business owned by Jews to encourage people to shop, bank, or seek services elsewhere. -
Nuremberg Laws
These laws, created by the Nazi government, created a new definition of, and system to determine race and class. These laws were heavily discriminatory against the German Jews. -
Kristallnacht
Translated to "The Night of Broken Glass", this daunting title is given to one of the darkest times in Jewish history. On this day, after a murder of an officer by a Jew, Nazis organized an act of retaliation. More than 250 Synogogues were burned, 7,000 jewish buisnesses destroyed and looted, and several were killed -
Auschwitz Established
The year of 1939 saw the establishing of this, the German concentration camp of Auschwitz. The largest of its kind, Auschwitz saw the death of over 1.1 million people. -
Germany Invades Poland
Officially begining World War II, Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 -
Final Solution Begins
As the Soviet army approached in the summer of 1941, the Nazi regime conceived of a plan that would act as their "final solution." This was the eradication of all those deemed second class by the Nuremberg laws. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
Soviets approaching the camp in mid January of 1945 were met with fleeing SS officers. After entering the camp on Januray 27th the Soviet forces freed the remaining 7,000 people not forced onto death marches.
