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Establishment of the first Concentration camp
The Dachau camp was the first concentration camp, more than 188,000 people went there. -
Hitler is appointed Chancellor
After a while of campaigning Hitler is finally appointed as Chancellor and the Nazi Party is in control -
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Laws that restrict jews get passed
Laws were passed that prevented jews in civil service positions as well as limiting jews in public schools. -
Hitler becomes the dictator of Germany
Hitler takes absolute control. -
Nuremberg Race Laws come into effect
Restricted even more rights of the jews. -
The Olympics come to Berlin
They use the Olympics as a way to hide the fact that they are killing many Jews as well as using it for propaganda. -
The Germans annex Austria
German troops invade Austria and its now a part of the German territory, the hatred for jews spread throughout the new territory. -
Germany invades Poland
On September 1st 1939 the Germans quickly invaded Warsaw and thousands of refugees fled to try to escape German control. After a lot of damage, Warsaw surrendered and Britain and France declared war on Germany on Sep 3rd. -
St Louis boat departs
The jews went on the St Louis ship to escape from the German ideals, they wanted to go to the united states but they were denied entry so they finally ended up in the UK. -
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WW2
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Auschwitz camp gets Established
The largest concentration camp known to date gets established, it later on killed over 1.1 million Jewish people. -
Operation Barbarossa
The largest German invasion of WWII -
Operation Reinhard
The plan to kill all jews was carried out in Poland, this led to the murder of over 1.7 million people. -
Attempt to assassinate Hitler
German military officers try to kill Hitler, they hoped his death would bring a wave of anti-Nazi beliefs throughout Germany -
Hitler dies
Hitler commits suicide -
Germans surrender in the war
The Germans are forced to surrender in the west. -
Nuremberg Trials
This trial sentenced 12 Nazi officials to death for the crimes committed during the Nazi regimen