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Dachau Concentration Camp Opens
It was the first concentration camp that opened, and it was built to hold people who went against the Nazi party and those who were considered political opponents. It shows persecution towards poles because they are considered political opponents and would be sent to concentration camps. -
Enabling Act
Hitler could make anything a law without having to check with other people. This means that Hitler had the power. This is unfair to Poland because hitler could make laws against Poland and no one had a say in it. -
Civil Service Law
The law removed Jews and political opponents of the Nazis from civil service positions including school, university and government jobs. This is unfair because they are leaving the polish people with no job or education and you need those to live a normal life -
Law Against Criminals
The government was authorized to hold prisoners indefinitely even if they had finished their sentence, instead of being released from jail most of the time would get sent to a concentration camp. This is unfair to poles because they are serving more time than deserved and getting sent to concentration camps. -
Law for the protection of german blood and honor
People who are Jewish can only marry Jews.They can't marry anybody that is not a Jew. This is unfair to polish jews because they cant marry who they want. -
Polish Jews Deported From Germany
Nazi Germany expelled about 17,000 jews from Germany in 1938. This shows persecution towards the poles because they were forced into concentration camps. -
Stanley Dabrowski
In november 1939 stanley was arrested and sent to a concentration camp where he was later rescued by american soldiers. -
Germany Invades Poland
In September of 1939, Germany invaded Poland with a quick battle technique called Blitzkrieg (lightning warfare). Great Britain and France were allied with Poland so they declared war on Germany September 3rd 1939. Poland surrendered against them in October 1939 due to the Soviet Union invading Poland on September 17 1939. This shows persecution towards the Poles because Germany invaded Poland for no reason. -
First Prisoners Arrive At Auschwitz
The SS opened a large concentration camp near the town of Oswiecim to be killed in mass shootings and worked to death. This shows persecution towards poles because they were killed for no reason and worked to death. -
Mass Murder Begins At Chelmno
To carry out the mass murder of Europe's Jews, the SS established killing centers devoted exclusively or primarily to the destruction of human beings in gas chambers. Chelmno was among these killing centers. This shows persecution towards the poles because they were killed or sent to chelmno because of their political party -
Announcement of death penalty for aiding jews.
Anyone who was caught helping a jew would be sent to Poland for a death penalty This is unfair to Poles because their country is getting used by Germany for bad things.