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February 27, 1933
The Reichstag building in Berlin was set on fire by Marinus van der Lubbe. a Dutch communist was taken into custody for the crime and later executed. -
April 1,1933
The nazis carried out a boycott of Jewish-owned businesses and shops. This was the first mass action the regime took against the Jews of germany. -
June 30, 1934
The night of the Long Knives a purge of the Sa leadership was ordered by Hitler, who falsely accused them of conspiring against the government. -
September 15,1935
The Nuremberg Laws are passed At the annual party of the nazis, Hitler announced the number of laws. they consisted of two separate laws, the first prohibited marriages, and relationships between Jews and Germans, and the second stripped Jews of their German citizenship. -
March 12, 1938
The German army invaded and annexed Austria, This became known as Anschluss. -
September 3, 1939
The declaration of war Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
The Wannsee Conference
Fifteen Members of the German civil service and Nazi party met at the Wannsee conference in Berlin. -
January 17, 1944
The Battle of Monte Cassino took place from 17 January 1944 to May 1944. it was a series of four offensives carried out by allied troops in central troops.