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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
President Hindenburg appoints Hitler as chancellor of Germany. -
First Concentration Camp
The first official Nazi concentration camp opens in Dachau. Dachau is a small village located near Munich. -
Book Burnings
Books written by Jews, political dissidents, and others who were not approved of the state were burned publicly. These book burnings were a campaign conducted by the German Student Union to ceremonially burn the books in Germany and Austria. -
Leader and Reich Chancellor
Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler. Armed forces must now swear alligence to him. -
Victory Day
Germany surrenders. The U.S. and allied forces stop the nazis and the remaining concentration camps are liberated.
