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January 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Grmany
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany, marking the begging of Nazi control. This leads to the establishment of a totalitarian regime that begins to implement discriminatory laws against Jews and other minorities. -
April 1, 1933 - Boycott of Jews
The Nazis orchestrate a nationwide boycott of Jewish owned business this is one of the first public acts of antisemitism by the Nazi government signaling the beginning of systemic persecution -
September 15, 1935 - Nuremberg Laws Enacted
The Nuremberg Laws are passed stripping Jews of German citizenship and prohibiting marriages between Jews and non jews. This legalizes discrimination and isolates Jews from public and social life. -
November 9-10, 1938 - Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass)
A violent program against Jews takes place throughout Nazi Germany and Austria. Synagogues are burned, Jewish businesses are destroyed, and thousands of Jews are arrested or killed. It marks a significant escalation in the persecution of Jews. -
September 1, 1939 - Invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland triggering World War ||. This marks the beginning of the widespread systematic persecution and murder of Jews in occupied territories -
June 22, 1941 - Operation Barbarossa and Einsatzgruppen
Nazu Germany invades the Soviet Union. Mobile killing units, the Einsatzgruppen, follow the army and begin mass shooting of Jews, Roma and Soviets POWS, marking the beginning of large scale killing in Easter Europe -
January 20, 1942 - The Wannsee Conference
Senior Nazi officials meet at the Wannsee Conference to coordinate the "final solution" which formalizes the plan to systematically exterminate the Jewish population of Europe. -
April 30, 1945 - Hitler's Death
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin as Soviet forces close in on the city. This marks the effective end of Nazi leadership and is follow by Germany's surrender on May 7, 1945