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The Holocaust
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Hitler Appointed Chancellor
Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg -
Night of the Long Knives
Hitler attacks the leadership of the SA (Stermabteilung) in the Night of the Long Knives -
Nuremberg Laws Decreed
Hitler announces the Nuremberg Laws. Under the "Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor" Jews are not allowed to marry or have sexual relations with Germans -
Berlin Olympics Game
Hitler and the Nazi officials host the 1936 Olympics in Germany. Hitler views this as a perfect opportunity to promote a favourable image of Nazism to the world. For this event only, Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism. -
Kristallnacht
On Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass" Nazis violently attack Jews throughout Germany and Austria destroying Jewsih property all the while arresting 30,000 Jews. Thousands of synagogues were set on fire. -
Voyage of the SS St. Louis
The St. Louis is a ship crowded with 930 Jewish refugees that gets rejected and is refused entry into Cuba, the United States, Canada and several other countries eventually forcing its way back to Germany. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland from the west, officially starting World War Two. Hitler uses the tactic Blitzkrieg (lightning war) to win the invasion and rule over Poland -
Judenstern
General Governer Hans Frank issues an ordinance that Jews ten years and older have to wear the yellow Star of David -
The Final Solution
Nazzi official Reinhard Heydrich chairs the Wannsee Conference of Nazi government officers to discuss the Final Solution-to eliminate the entire Jewry race from Germany. -
Death March
Nazis conduct death marches from Nazi concentration camps and prisoners of war camps to camps inside Germany away from front lines and Allied forces to remove any evidence
