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Holocaust Timeline

Holocaust Timeline. Hitler Appointed Chancellor January 1933. As head of government, Hitler can now begin to carry out the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi Party. Boycott of Jewish Shops April 1, 1933. A small, nonviolent act that focuses on the targeted community of the Jews.

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Holocaust Timeline

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  1. Holocaust Timeline

  2. Hitler Appointed ChancellorJanuary 1933 As head of government, Hitler can now begin to carry out the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazi Party.

  3. Boycott of Jewish ShopsApril 1, 1933 A small, nonviolent act that focuses on the targeted community of the Jews.

  4. The Gestapo is created April 1933 The Gestapo and the SS are the secret police of Nazi Germany and will carry out many of the attacks against the Jews.

  5. The Nuremberg Race LawsSeptember 1935 Formalizing earlier laws concerning race and citizenship in Germany.

  6. Jews banned from professional occupationsJanuary 1937 The Germans continue to increase the restrictions and persecutions of the Jews in Germany.

  7. “The Eternal Jew” ExhibitionNovember 1937 The Nazi sponsored art collection exhibitions promoting the stereotypes of the Jews and how they are defiling the blood of the Aryans.

  8. League of Nations MeetingJuly 1938 32 nations meet, including the USA, to determine what can be done to help the Jews fleeing Nazi Germany. The meeting ends with no action as no country will take them in.

  9. Kristallnacht- Night of the Broken Glass November 1938 Following the assassination of a German official in Paris by a Jew, the Nazi unleash incredible acts of violence and destructions against Jewish businesses and synagogues. 7500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 267 synagogues burned down and about 25,000 Jewish men imprisoned. *(Jews were fined 1 billion marks for the damages)

  10. World War II BeginsSeptember 1939 Germany invades Poland, which has Europe’s largest population of Jews.

  11. Transportation of Jews1939-1945 At the beginning of the war, Jews are rounded up and moved to various locations, usually in Poland. Most Jews are confined to “ghettos” and kept under guard by the SS. As Germany occupies more land, Nazi policies against the Jews are enforced across Europe and Africa and Asia.

  12. Auschwitz1940 Auschwitz, the most infamous, but by no means the only, slave labor/death camp is created near Krakow, Poland.

  13. Forced LaborMarch 1941 Jews are now forced into labor to support the German war effort.

  14. The Final SolutionJuly 1941 Herman Goring orders the commander of Auschwitz to begin to make preparations for the final solution, or the extermination of Jews.

  15. Wannsee ConferenceJanuary 1942 At this meeting top Nazi (SS) officials meet to work out the details of the Final Solution.

  16. Transportation of the Jews to the camps from around Europe1942-1945 As the war progresses, the Nazis increased the transportation of Jews to the various camps across Germany and Poland.

  17. Krakow GhettoMarch 1943 The Krakow Ghetto is liquidated and the Jews removed to the camps.

  18. AuschwitzMarch-April 1943 Three new massive gas chambers and crematoriums are constructed and put to immediate use.

  19. Warsaw Ghetto UprisingApril 1943 Jews confined to the ghetto in Warsaw, knowing that liquidation is coming, stage an uprising and fight the Germans for 28 days. In the end, 56,000 Jews are killed, survivors are sent to the death camps.

  20. Invasion of NormandyJune 1944 The Allies begin the final campaign that will bring the collapse of the Nazi government. As the forces of Britain and USA attack from the west, the Soviet Union launches an attack from the east, closing in on Germany from both sides. As they enter German held territory, camps are liberated.

  21. Auschwitz is liberatedJanuary 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. Roughly 2 million people were murdered at this one death camp.

  22. V-E DayMay 8, 1945 Victory in Europe.

  23. Nuremberg Military TribunalNovember 1945 Former Nazi leaders are placed on trial by an international court for “Crimes against Humanity”.

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