Events
Adolf Hitler becomes
Chancellor of Germany.Dachau, the first concentration
camp, was established.Nationwide boycott of Jewish-
owned businesses in Germany.Nuremberg Laws are enacted,
stripped Jews of German citizenship
and prohibiting marriage between
Jews and non-Jews.Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
pogroms; Jewish homes, businesses,
and synagogues are attacked across
Germany and Austria.Germany invades Poland,
marking the start of WWII.Jews in Poland are
forced into ghettos.Germany invades the Soviet Union,
initiating mass shootings of JewsWannsee Conference; Nazi officials
plan the "Final Solution to the Jewish
Question", Planning the genocide of
the Jews.Operation Reinhard begins; established
of extermination camps at Belzec, Sobibor,
and Treblinka.Mass deportations of Jews from the
Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka.Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; Jewish
resistance fighters hold out against
the Nazi for nearly a month.Deportations of Hungarian
Jews to Auschwitz began.Soviet forces liberate
Auschwitz concentration
camp.Germany surrenders; end of
World War II in Europe.Periods
Pre-Holocaust EraEarly War PeriodThe Final Solution
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