Timeline of the Holocaust. Holocaust Timeline Jan 30, 1933 - Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of...

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Jan 30, 1933 - Jan 30, 1933 - Adolf Adolf Hitler is appointed Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Chancellor of Germany with Germany with population of population of 566,000 Jews566,000 Jews

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March 22, 1933 - March 22, 1933 - Nazis Nazis open 4 Concentration open 4 Concentration Camps: Camps: DachauDachau BuchenwaldBuchenwald, , SachsenhausenSachsenhausen RavensbrückRavensbrück for for women. women.

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April 11, 1933 - April 11, 1933 - Nazis issue a decree Nazis issue a decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. Jewish, parents or grandparents.

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For the rest of the For the rest of the 19331933, the Nazi’s, the Nazi’sPrevented Jews from owning LandPrevented Jews from owning LandStripped Jews of German CitizenshipStripped Jews of German CitizenshipAllowed for forced sterilizationAllowed for forced sterilizationPrevented Jews from working for newspapersPrevented Jews from working for newspapersAllows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and Allows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and

the unemployed to be sent to concentration the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps. camps.

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Jan 24, 1934Jan 24, 1934 -- Jews are banned Jews are banned from the German from the German Labor Front.Labor Front.

May 17, 1934May 17, 1934 -- Jews not allowed Jews not allowed national health national health insurance.insurance.

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Aug 19, 1934 - Aug 19, 1934 - Hitler Hitler receives a 90 percent receives a 90 percent 'Yes' vote from 'Yes' vote from German voters German voters approving his new approving his new powers. powers.

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Sept 15, 1935 - Sept 15, 1935 - Nuremberg Race Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews Laws against Jews decreed.decreed.

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Aug 1, 1936 -Aug 1, 1936 - Olympic games begin Olympic games begin in Berlin. Hitler and in Berlin. Hitler and top Nazis temporarily top Nazis temporarily refrain from actions refrain from actions against Jews. against Jews.

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In Jan 1937-In Jan 1937- Jews are banned from many Jews are banned from many professional occupations; teachers, professional occupations; teachers, accountants, and dentistsaccountants, and dentists

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March 12/13, 1938 –March 12/13, 1938 – Anschluss of Austria: Anschluss of Austria: Nazi troops enter Nazi troops enter Jewish population of Jewish population of 200,000200,000

Nov 9/10 - Nov 9/10 - Kristallnacht - The Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Night of Broken Glass. A massive Glass. A massive coordinated attack on coordinated attack on Jewish businesses Jewish businesses and homesand homes

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In May 1939 -In May 1939 - The St. The St. Louis, a ship crowded Louis, a ship crowded with 930 Jewish with 930 Jewish refugees, is turned refugees, is turned away by Cuba, the away by Cuba, the United States and United States and other countries and other countries and returns to Europe. returns to Europe.

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Sept 1, 1939 -Sept 1, 1939 - Nazis Nazis invade Poland invade Poland (Jewish pop. 3.35 (Jewish pop. 3.35 million, the largest in million, the largest in Europe). Europe).

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Sept 21, 1939 -Sept 21, 1939 - Hitler issues Hitler issues instructions that instructions that Jews are to be Jews are to be gathered into ghettos gathered into ghettos near railroads for the near railroads for the future "final goal.“future "final goal.“

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In JanIn Jan 1940-1940- Quote from Nazi newspaper, Quote from Nazi newspaper, Der Stürmer, published by Julius Streicher Der Stürmer, published by Julius Streicher

"...The time is near when a machine will "...The time is near when a machine will go into motion which is going to prepare a go into motion which is going to prepare a grave for the world's criminal - Judah - grave for the world's criminal - Judah - from which there will be no resurrection." from which there will be no resurrection."

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In Nov 1940-In Nov 1940- The The Krakow Ghetto is Krakow Ghetto is sealed off containing sealed off containing 70,000 Jews.70,000 Jews.

TheThe Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw Ghetto, containing over containing over 400,000 Jews, is 400,000 Jews, is sealed off.sealed off.

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In Jan 1942-In Jan 1942- Mass Mass killings of Jews using killings of Jews using Zyklon-B begin at Zyklon-B begin at AuschwitzAuschwitz

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Nov 4, 1943Nov 4, 1943 -- Quote from Nazi newspaper, Der Quote from Nazi newspaper, Der Stürmer, published by Julius StreicherStürmer, published by Julius Streicher

"It is actually true that the Jews have, so to "It is actually true that the Jews have, so to speak, disappeared from Europe and that the speak, disappeared from Europe and that the Jewish 'Reservoir of the East' from which the Jewish 'Reservoir of the East' from which the Jewish pestilence has for centuries beset the Jewish pestilence has for centuries beset the peoples of Europe has ceased to exist. But the peoples of Europe has ceased to exist. But the Führer of the German people at the beginning of Führer of the German people at the beginning of the war prophesied what has now come to the war prophesied what has now come to pass." pass."

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Summer 1944-Summer 1944- Auschwitz-Birkenau Auschwitz-Birkenau records 9000 people records 9000 people gassed and burned in gassed and burned in one day. one day.

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Jan 27, 1945 -Jan 27, 1945 - Soviet Soviet troops liberate troops liberate Auschwitz. By this Auschwitz. By this time, an estimated time, an estimated 2,000,000 persons, 2,000,000 persons, including 1,500,000 including 1,500,000 Jews, have been Jews, have been murdered there. murdered there.

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April 10, 1945 -April 10, 1945 - Allies liberate Allies liberate Buchenwald.Buchenwald.

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April 29, 1945 -April 29, 1945 - U.S. 7th Army U.S. 7th Army liberates liberates Dachau.Dachau.

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April 30, 1945 -April 30, 1945 - Americans free 33,000 Americans free 33,000 inmates from concentration camps. inmates from concentration camps.

May 5, 1945 -May 5, 1945 - Mauthausen liberated. Mauthausen liberated.

May 7, 1945 -May 7, 1945 - Unconditional German Unconditional German surrendersurrender