Adolf Hitler's appointment as German Chancellor marked the beginning of a regime that would systematically persecute Jews and other minority groups.

Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia further solidified Hitler's power and set the stage for more aggressive expansion, including the persecution of Jewish populations

The invasion of Poland led to the immediate persecution of Polish Jews, marking the beginning of the Holocaust.

High-ranking Nazi officials met to coordinate the 'Final Solution,' a plan for the systematic extermination of all Jews in Europe.

The establishment of Auschwitz-Birkenau as a major concentration and extermination camp marked a significant escalation in the Holocaust.

Millions of Jews and other targeted groups were deported to concentration and extermination camps where they were systematically murdered. This period saw the peak of the Holocaust's atrocities.

Allied forces began liberating concentration camps, revealing the atrocities of the Holocaust to the world. This marked the end of the systematic extermination but not the suffering of survivors.