The Holocaust By catbutts Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 1, 1946 The Holocaust Jan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany Mar 20, 1933 Dachau Concentration Camp opens outside of Munich Apr 7, 1933 Law for the reestablishment of the professional Civil Service Mar 16, 1935 Germany introduces military conscription Sep 29, 1938 Munich Agreement Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe Oct 8, 1939 Germans establish a Ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States Apr 29, 1945 American forces liberate the Dachau concentration camp May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets
