Holocaust Timeline

By 23SLarsen

  • Schutzstaffel Organized

    A paramilitary made by the nazi party. Millions were affected as this was the new german army who took lives.

  • St. Louis Ship

    A ship carrying more than 900 jews who tried to escape the Nuremberg laws but were denied permission to land in Cuba. The jews were affected.

  • Boycott of Jewish Businesses

    April 1, 1930, Nazis boycotted Jewish businesses. Jews were affected as they had to close their stores and lost income.

  • Hitler Claims Emergency Powers

    1933 the enabling act gave Hitler emergency powers. The nazis were affected as their leader was now a dictator.

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor

    1933 Hitler became the chancellor. This affected nazis as their leader now had a high-up spot in the German government.

  • Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases

    July 14, 1933, Ones who have physical or mental disabilities are to be sterilized. Disabled people were affected and had to be sterilized

  • Nuremberg Laws

    The laws were anti-semitic and restricted Jewish people's rights. The jews were affected.

  • Law Against Dangerous Habitual Criminals

    24 November 1935 all prisoners must undergo sterilization

  • Nazis Occupy the Rhineland

    The nazis remilitarized the Rhineland. France was affected as they had previously occupied the Rhineland

  • Reichszentrale is Created

    Allowed the execution of homosexuals. The homosexuals were affected as they were now being hunted down and killed.
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    Kristallnacht

    Nov 9th to Nov 10th, 1938 Nazis attacked temples and Jewish stores. The jews were affected as more than 100 people died

  • Yellow Stars

    After the invasion of Poland, the Jews were forced to yellow stars to separate them from the rest of the people. The jews were affected as it was now easier to tell them apart.

  • Einsatzgruppen Starts

    1939 Nazi death squads. Military members were affected as they now had elite soldiers to worry about.

  • Germany Invades Poland/WW2 starts

    On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Europe was impacted as it started a war.
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    WW2

  • Lodz Ghetto Opens

    The Lodz ghetto opens in Poland. Polish Jews were affected and had to move into the ghetto.

  • Madagascar Plan Presented

    was to send all german jews to the island of Madagascar. The jews would have been affected if the plan went through.

  • Auschwitz Opens

    Auschwitz-Birkenau Opens. The prisoners were affected as there was a new place for them to be killed
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    Babi Yar

    Site where executions were carried out. Civilians were affected because this is where their last moments would be spent.

  • The Commisair Order

    Instructions on how to deal with political commissars. The political commissars were affected as they were eliminated

  • Babi Yar

    The site where executions were carried out. Civilians were affected because this is where their last moments would be spent.

  • Last Gassing at Auschwitz

    December 1942. The last gassing was the Sonderkommando. The jews were affected as they were finally rid of the gassing

  • Wannsee Conference

    A meeting to discuss the “final solution” to the Jewish problem. The jews were affected as this meeting was about them.

  • Ziguenlager was Created

    A gypsie camp. Made in Auschwitz. The gypsies were affected as they now were being discriminated against.

  • Josef Mengele Arrives at Auschwitz

    Josef Mengele arrived at Auschwitz in early 1943. Several prisoners were affected as Mengele would perform experiments on twins or people with abnormalities.

  • Himmler oreders liquidation of ghettos

    June 21, 1943, Himmler wanted to destroy all ghettos. Jews were affected as they now had to move to concentration camps

  • Liberation of Auschwitz

    Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet army. The POWs were affected as they were now free.

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    April 30th 1945
    Hitler Commits Suicide. The jews were affected as Hitler didn’t pay for his crimes.

  • Himmler Orders the Destruction of Auschwitz

    November 25, 1945, Heimler wanted to destroy Auschwitz before the soviets could get there. The prisoners were affected as they were forced to do the work.

  • Adolf Eichman Captured

    Adolf Eichmann was captured twice once in 1945 by the U.S.A, which he quickly escaped, and again in 1960. The Jewish people were affected as Eichmann was captured and sentenced to death for 15 charges including war crimes.

  • Josef Mengele Dies

    He died in Brazil at the age of 67. A lot of groups were affected as Mengele had finally died and people could rest.