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First Concentration Camp
The first concentration camp was opened Dachau, Germany. -
First Persecution of "undesirables"
Homeless people, alcoholics and those who were unemployed were sent to concentration camps before Jewish people. -
Jewish Persecution
Jewish people were prohibited from receiving health insurance. -
The Nuremberg Laws
Laws that were put in place to strip the rights from Jewish people. -
Austrian Jews Victimized
Jews in Austria were persecuted along with Jews in Germany. -
Munich Synagogue Destroyed
A Jewish synagogue in Munich, Germany. -
Kristallnacht
A night in which approx. 100 Jewish people were murdered and 20,000 were arrested. Many synagogues were burned down, and many Jewish stores were vandalized. -
Austrian and Czech Jews Deported
Jewish people living in both Austria and Czechoslovakia were deported to Poland. -
The Yellow Star
In Poland, Jewish people were forced to wear yellow stars as a form of identification. -
Auschwitz
The newest concentration camp, Auschwitz, opens. -
Einsatzgruppen
Many killing squads known as Einsatzgruppen began killing Jewish people in Russia. Approx. 33,000 were murdered in almost two days. -
The "Final Solution"
The "Final Solution" was implemented -
The First Death Camp
In Chelmno, the first death camp was opened. -
Mass-gassing
The start of mass-gassing Jewish people at Auschwitz-Birkenau. -
Death Camps Closing
Many of the existing death camps were closed as Russian troops began advancing and any evidence of the camps was destroyed. -
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Warsaw Uprising
After an order that was issued to "clear out" the Warsaw Ghetto, a group or about 750 young people began to start a small revolution against the German troops. This lasted for about a month until those who were still alive were either shot or taken to death camps. -
Gas Chambers in Auschwitz
The last time gas chambers in Auschwitz would be used. -
Death Marches
The survivors of the concentration camps were forced to engage in death marches. -
German Surrender
Germany surrendered, thus ending the war in Europe. -
Nuremberg War Trials
The Nazi leaders who survived were put on trial in Nuremberg.