January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler becomes the chancellor of Germany, recommended by President Von Hindenburg.
Adolf Hitler becomes the chancellor of Germany, recommended by President Von Hindenburg.
September 15, 1935
"Nuremberg Laws": the first anti-Jewish racial laws created; Jewish no longer were considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans or fly the German flag.
"Nuremberg Laws": the first anti-Jewish racial laws created; Jewish no longer were considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans or fly the German flag.
November 10, 1938
"Kristallnacht" German soldiers burned down over 250 synagogues and killed 91 Jewish people. Thousands more were arrested.
"Kristallnacht" German soldiers burned down over 250 synagogues and killed 91 Jewish people. Thousands more were arrested.
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland and begins World War II
Germany invades Poland and begins World War II
October 8, 1939
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
(Image of Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland ghetto's children)
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
(Image of Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland ghetto's children)
September 28-29, 1941
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev
Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev
December 8, 1941
The first killing operations begin at Chelmno in occupied Poland
The first killing operations begin at Chelmno in occupied Poland
March 27, 1942
Germans begin the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Drancy, outside Paris, to the east (mostly to Auschwitz)
Germans begin the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Drancy, outside Paris, to the east (mostly to Auschwitz)
April 19, 1943
Warsaw ghetto uprising begins
Warsaw ghetto uprising begins
May 15, 1944
Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary
Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary
January 18, 1945
Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland
Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in southern Poland
January 25, 1945
Death march of nearly 50,000 prisoners from the Stutthof camp system in northern Poland
Death march of nearly 50,000 prisoners from the Stutthof camp system in northern Poland
January 27, 1945
Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex
Soviet troops liberate the Auschwitz camp complex
April 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
May 7, 1945
Germany surrenders to the western Allies
Germany surrenders to the western Allies
For more detailed timeline go to http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007653