holocuast

Hitler comes to power

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler was elected for Chancellor of Germany.

Dachau concentration camp

Mar 22, 1933

This date was the first time that a concentration camp opened up in Dachau, Germany

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

These laws took away Jewish rights.
Jews could not be German citizens.
Jews could not marry anyone but other Jews.
Jews can only have relationships with other Jews.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

A night of all violence.
About 100 Jews were murdered.
20,000 German and Austrian Jews were sent to camps and arrested.
The Shops windows that belonged to Jews were smached.
Synagogues were also destoryed.

Yellow Star

Nov 23, 1939

Jews had to sew a yelloe star on their clothes so they are easy to tell apart from other people.

Auschwitz concentration camp

May 20, 1940

Auschwitz opened a new concentration camp.

Warsaw ghetto

Oct 16, 1940

The Warsaw ghetto was established.

Death Camp

Dec 8, 1941

The first Death Camp opened at Chelmno.

Mass-gassing

May 4, 1942

At Auschwitz-Birkenau they began mass-gassing the Jews. 1 million Jews were gassed.

Warsaw ghetto closes

May 16, 1943

The Germans closed the Warsaw ghetto and all the Jews had to go to concentration camps.

'Death Marches'

Jan 27, 1945

Remaining camps were closed and anyone who survived were forced to go to 'Death Marches'.

Hitler committed suicide

Apr 30, 1945

When Hitler was defeated he commited suicide.

German surrender

May 7, 1945

The Germans surrender ending the war in Europe.

Nuremberg trial

Nov 20, 1945

At Nuremberg, surviving Nazis were held for trial.