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Treaty of Versailies is Signed.
Treaty of Versailies is Signed. -
Hitler is appointed Chanellor of Germany.
Hitler is appointed Chanellor of Germany. -
SS opens Dachau.
SS opens Dachau. -
Boycott of Jewish-owned stores and businesses.
Boycott of Jewish-owned stores and businesses. -
Law for the Re-establishment of the Professional Civil Service.
Law for the Re-establishment of the Professional Civil Service. -
Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases.
Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases. -
Germany introduces military conscription.
Germany introduces military conscription. -
Nuermburg Race Laws.
Nuremburg Race Laws. -
German troops march unopposed into the Rhineland.
German troops march unopposed into the Rhineland. -
Summer Olympics begin in Germany.
Summer Olympics begin in Germany. -
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss (Union).
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss (Union). -
The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany.
The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany. -
Munich Agreement.
Munich Agreement. -
Kristallnacht (nationwide pogrom in Germany).
Kristallnacht (nationwide pogrom in Germany). -
The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany.
The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany. -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement.
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement. -
Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe.
Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe -
The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east,
The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east. -
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. -
Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries).
Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries). -
Battle of Britain begins.
Battle of Britain begins. -
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center.
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center. -
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece.
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece. -
Germany invades the Soviet Union.
Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) shoot nearly 3,000 Jews at the Seventh Fort, one of the 19th-century fortifications surrounding Kovno.
Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) shoot nearly 3,000 Jews at the Seventh Fort, one of the 19th-century fortifications surrounding Kovno. -
Bishop Clemens August Graf von Galen of Muenster denounces the “euthanasia” killing program in a public sermon.
Bishop Clemens August Graf von Galen of Muenster denounces the “euthanasia” killing program in a public sermon. -
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev .
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev. -
Einsatzgruppen round up 13,000 Jews from the Minsk ghetto and kill them in nearby Tuchinki (Tuchinka).
Einsatzgruppen round up 13,000 Jews from the Minsk ghetto and kill them in nearby Tuchinki (Tuchinka). -
Einsatzgruppen shoot 10,000 Jews from the Riga ghetto in the Rumbula Forest.
Einsatzgruppen shoot 10,000 Jews from the Riga ghetto in the Rumbula Forest. -
Soviet winter counteroffensive.
Soviet winter counteroffensive. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declares war the next day.
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the U.S. declares war the next day -
The first killing operations begin at Chelmno in occupied Poland.
The first killing operations begin at Chelmno in occupied Poland. -
Nazi Germany declares war on the United States.
Nazi Germany declares war on the United States. -
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center.
Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center. -
Wannsee Conference held near Berlin, Germany.
Wannsee Conference held near Berlin, Germany. -
Germans begin the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Drancy, outside Paris, to the east (primarily to Auschwitz).
Germans begin the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Drancy, outside Paris, to the east (primarily to Auschwitz). -
Soviet troops counterattack at Stalingrad, trapping the German Sixth Army in the city.
Soviet troops counterattack at Stalingrad, trapping the German Sixth Army in the city. -
Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad.
Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad. -
Germans begin mass deportations of nearly 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to the east (primarily to Auschwitz).
Germans begin mass deportations of nearly 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to the east (primarily to Auschwitz). -
Germans begin the mass deportation of over 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center.
Germans begin the mass deportation of over 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center. -
Germans complete the mass deportation of about 265,000 Jews from Warsaw to Treblinka.
Germans complete the mass deportation of about 265,000 Jews from Warsaw to Treblinka. -
Soviet troops counterattack at Stalingrad, trapping the German Sixth Army in the city.
Soviet troops counterattack at Stalingrad, trapping the German Sixth Army in the city. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. -
Battle of Kursk.
Battle of Kursk. -
Rescue of Jews in Denmark.
Rescue of Jews in Denmark. -
Soviet troops liberate Kiev.
Soviet troops liberate Kiev. -
Germans forces occupy Hungary.
Germans forces occupy Hungary. -
Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary.
Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary. -
D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France.
D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France. -
The Soviets launch an offensive in eastern Belorussia (Belarus).
The Soviets launch an offensive in eastern Belorussia (Belarus). -
Anglo-American forces break out of Normandy.
Anglo-American forces break out of Normandy. -
Warsaw Polish uprising begins.
Warsaw Polish uprising begins. -
Allied forces land in southern France.
Allied forces land in southern France. -
Liberation of Paris.
Liberation of Paris. -
Battle of the Bulge.
Battle of the Bulge. -
Soviet winter offensive.
Soviet winter offensive. -
Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland.
Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland. -
Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex.
Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex. -
U.S. troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen.
U.S. troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen. -
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin. -
American forces liberate the Dachau concentration camp.
American forces liberate the Dachau concentration camp. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
Germany surrenders to the western Allies.
Germany surrenders to the western Allies. -
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
