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Hitler Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany -
First concentration camp opened
The first concentration camp was opened at Dachau in Germany -
Jewish persecution
An order was issued which prohibited Jewish people from having health insurance. -
The Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were introduced. These laws were designed to take away Jewish rights of citizenship and included orders that Jews are no longer allowed to be German citizens. Jews cannot marry non-Jews. Jews cannot have sexual relations with non-Jews. -
Austrian Jews persecuted
Following Anschluss which joined Germany and Austria, Jews in Austria were persecuted and victimized -
Munich synagogue destroyed
The Jewish synagogue in Munich was destroyed -
Jewish children expelled from schools
An order was issued that stated that Jewish children should not be allowed to attend non-Jewish German schools -
Yellow Star introduced
Jews in Poland were forced to sew a yellow star onto their clothes so that they could be easily identified. -
European Jews persecuted
Jews in German occupied countries were persecuted by the Nazis and many were sent to concentration camps. -
Auschwitz
A new concentration camp, Auschwitz, opened
