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Beginning
Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany -
Hitler proclaims himself
Hitler proclaims himself Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Reich Chancellor). Armed forces must now swear allegiance to him -
Laws being published
"Nuremberg Laws": anti-Jewish racial laws enacted; Jews no longer considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans; nor could they fly the German flag -
Categories
Germany defines a "Jew": anyone with three Jewish grandparents; someone with two Jewish grandparents who identifies as a Jew -
concentration camps
Buchenwald concentration camp opens. -
Using of Gas
Extermination by gas begins in Sobibor killing center; by October 1943, 250,000 Jews murdered -
Deaths
Wannsee Conference in Berlin: Heydrich outlines plan to murder Europe's Jews Extermination begins in Belzec; by end of 1942 600,000 Jews murdered Extermination by gas begins in Sobibor killing center; by October 1943, 250,000 Jews murdered -
Hitlers death
Group of German officers attempt to assassinate Hitler but after 4-5 attempts Hitler took his life, with a gunshot to the head.