The Holocaust

Adolf Hitler Appointed Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

This was the year Hitler was appointed chancellor. for helping the citizens in the town during the great depression.

Reichstag Fire Decree

Feb 28, 1933

The day after the German parliament (Reichstag) building burned down due to arson.

Establishment of Dachau Camp

Mar 22, 1933

was the first concentration camp made in 1933

Röhm Affair

Jun 30, 1934

Hitler orders a violent purge of the top leadership of the Nazi Party paramilitary formation, the SA (Sturmabteilungen; Assault Detachments).

Death of German President von Hindenburg

Aug 2, 1934

German President Paul von Hindenburg dies. With the support of the German armed forces, Hitler becomes President of Germany.

Hitler Abolishes the Office of President

Aug 19, 1934

Hitler abolishes the office of President and declares himself Führer of the German Reich and People, in addition to his position as Chancellor.

Ban on Jehovah’s Witness Organizations

Apr 1, 1935

The German government bans Jehovah’s Witness organizations. The ban is due to Jehovah’s Witness' refusal to swear allegiance to the state; their religious convictions forbid an oath of allegiance to or service in the armed forces of any temporal power.

Revision of Paragraph 175

Jun 28, 1935

The German Ministry of Justice revises Paragraphs 175 and 175a of the German criminal code with the intent of 1) expanding the range of criminal offenses to encompass any contact between men, either physical or in form of word or gesture, that could be construed as sexual, and 2) strengthening penalties for all violations of the revised law. The revision facilitates the systematic persecution of homosexual men and provides police with broader means for prosecuting them.