1924:
Hitler writes “Mein Kampf” –
refers to conquering the “twin
evils” of Communism and
Judiasm
January 30, 1933:
Hitler is appointed Chancellor
of Germany
March 21, 1933:
Construction on Dachau Camp
(concentration camp) is
completed
March 23, 1933:
Enabling Act is passed, allowing
Chancellor to make laws
without the approval of the
Reichstag
April 1, 1933:
Nationwide boycott of Jewish
businesses
April 7, 1933:
Law of Restoration of the
Professional Civil Service is
passed, banning Jews from
government jobs
May 10, 1933:
First public burnings of “unGerman” books throughout
Germany
June 30, 1934:
“Night of the Long Knives”, in
which 200 government
opponents of the Nazi regime
were massacred
September 1935:
The Nuremberg Laws are
passed, including the Reich
Citizenship Law and the Law
for the Protection of German
Blood and Honor
1935:
German schools incorporate
Anti-Semitism and “Race
Science” into the curriculum
August 1, 1936:
The Olympic Games in Berlin
begin. All traces of AntiSemitism are removed from the
streets.
November 8, 1937:
“The Eternal Jew” traveling
exhibition (Nazi film
propaganda) opens in Munich
July 6, 1938:
The Evian Conference is
organized by the United States
to address the Jewish
“refugee” issue. The issue is
left unresolved.
November 9, 1938:
Kristallnacht, or “Night of
Broken Glass,” occurs across
Germany and Austira, causing
severe property damage and
several thousand casualties.
September 1, 1939:
Germany invades Poland.
World War II begins.
November 15, 1940:
The Warsaw ghetto is sealed
off.
Summer 1941:
As the German army advances
into the USSR, Einsatzgruppen
(mobile killing units) begin
mass killings of Jews.
January 20, 1942:
The Wannsee Conference takes
place. Top Nazis coordinate
the details of the “Final
Solution”
(the plan to commit mass
murder).
March 22, 1943:
Newly built gas
chamber/crematory 5 opens at
Auschwitz.
May 7, 1945:
Unconditional surrender is
signed by the Germans at
Reins.
November 20, 1945:
International Military Tribunal
proceedings begin at
Nuremberg.