Holocaust timeline

  • Adolf Hilter is appointed chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hilter is appointed chancellor of Germany
    On the night of January 30, 1933, the nazis organized a parade called the "torchlight parade" in berlin to celebrate the appointment of hitler as chancellor of Germany.
  • Nazis pass a law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals

    Nazis pass a law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals
    The nazis pass a law against habitual and dangerous criminals, which allows beggars, homeless, alcoholics and the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps.
  • Jews are banned from the German Labor Front

    Jews are banned from the German Labor Front
    The german government bans jews from membership in the german labor front because membership in the german labor front is mandatory for wage laborers and salaried employees
  • Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military.

    Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military.
    In 1935, in accordance with nazi racial law. The military prohibited jews from joining its ranks and those that were already serving were dismissed.
  • The German Gestapo is placed above the law

    The German Gestapo is placed above the law
    On February 10, 1936, the nazi reichstag passed the 'Gestapo Law' in my resources it states that "Neither the instructions nor the affairs of the Gestapo will be open to review by the administrative courts." This means that the gestapo was now above the law and there could be no legal appeal regarding anything it did.
  • Jews are banned from many professional occupations

    Jews are banned from many professional occupations
    Jews are banned from many professional occupations including teaching germans and from being accountants or dentists. They are also denied tax reductions and child allowances. The Mayor of Berlin orders public schools not to admit jewish children until further notice.
  • Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red "J."

    Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red "J."
    The reich ministry of the interior invalidates all german passports held by jews. The jews must surrender their old passports which will become valid only after the letter “J” has been stamped on them.
  • Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items.

    Nazis force Jews to hand over all gold and silver items.
    The Decree concerning the surrender of precious metals and stones in jewish ownership requires the jews to turn in gold, silver, diamonds, and other special rocks to the state without repayment.
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