Timeline of Holocaust 1931-1945

By SigneB

  • First concentration camps

    First concentration camps
    The first concentration camp, Dachau, opened outside of Munich, Germany. These were used primarily for political prisoners.

  • Starting of the Holocaust era

    Starting of the Holocaust era
    The holocaust era started in January 1933 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany.

  • German make first ghettos

    German make first ghettos
    Germans create ghettos in Poland in Piotrków Trybunalski

  • Nazi Germany began World War II

    Nazi Germany began World War II
    Nazi Germany began World War II by attacking Poland.

  • Final Solution to the Jewish Question

    Final Solution to the Jewish Question
    Nazi leaders implemented the mass murder of Europe’s Jews.

  • Chelmno )first killing center) established

    Chelmno )first killing center) established
    Chelmno was the first killing center for the mass murder of Jews it was established in December 1941.

  • People in concentration camps were released

    People in concentration camps were released
    The concentration camp in Dachau was finally liberated in April 1945.

  • End of Holocaust era

    End of Holocaust era
    The holocaust ended when the Allied Powers defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. By the end of the war 6 million Jew and other victims were dead