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44thth March 1933 - Raids on bars March 1933 - Raids on bars frequented by homosexuals frequented by homosexuals

By this date, the police and the SA are By this date, the police and the SA are recorded as having closed down many recorded as having closed down many bars and meeting places frequented by bars and meeting places frequented by homosexuals. homosexuals.

1111thth March 1933 - SA attack March 1933 - SA attack Jewish-owned shops Jewish-owned shops

The SA (The SA (Sturm AbteilungSturm Abteilung)- the brown-)- the brown-shirted Storm Troopers who comprise the shirted Storm Troopers who comprise the Nazi party militia - attack Jewish-owned Nazi party militia - attack Jewish-owned shops and stores. Sporadic anti-Jewish shops and stores. Sporadic anti-Jewish violence flares up across Germany. violence flares up across Germany.

2020thth March 1933 - Nazis build first March 1933 - Nazis build first concentration camp at Dachau concentration camp at Dachau

Dachau, the first of Germany's Dachau, the first of Germany's concentration camps, is established near concentration camps, is established near Munich. The first prisoners are mainly Munich. The first prisoners are mainly political opponents of the regime, political opponents of the regime, especially Communists and Socialists.especially Communists and Socialists.

2424thth March 1933 - Hitler given March 1933 - Hitler given powers to rule by decree powers to rule by decree

Enabling Act is passed by the Reichstag Enabling Act is passed by the Reichstag allowing Hitler to rule by decree simply allowing Hitler to rule by decree simply announcing laws without needing to pass announcing laws without needing to pass them through the Reichstag them through the Reichstag

2626thth March 1933 - Hitler calls for March 1933 - Hitler calls for boycott of Jewish businesses boycott of Jewish businesses

11stst April 1933 - SA prevents April 1933 - SA prevents shoppers from using Jewish shops shoppers from using Jewish shops

A boycott of Jewish businesses starts A boycott of Jewish businesses starts today. The SA (today. The SA (Sturm AbteilungSturm Abteilung) - Hitler's ) - Hitler's brown-shirted Storm Troopers - paint Stars brown-shirted Storm Troopers - paint Stars of David and slogans on windows of shops of David and slogans on windows of shops owned by Jews, and try to intimidate owned by Jews, and try to intimidate shoppers. shoppers.

77thth April 1933 - Jews and dissenters April 1933 - Jews and dissenters purged from Civil Service purged from Civil Service

The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service serves as a pretext for purging the civil service Service serves as a pretext for purging the civil service of political opponents and Jews.. Under this law, young of political opponents and Jews.. Under this law, young Jewish doctors and dentists are forbidden to work for Jewish doctors and dentists are forbidden to work for public health schemes, teachers are dismissed, and public health schemes, teachers are dismissed, and Jewish lawyers are barred from state employment.Jewish lawyers are barred from state employment.

1313thth April 1933 - Nazis compile April 1933 - Nazis compile statistics on 'Rhineland Bastards' statistics on 'Rhineland Bastards' The Prussian minister of the interior, Hermann Goering, The Prussian minister of the interior, Hermann Goering, asks local authorities to provide statistics concerning the asks local authorities to provide statistics concerning the 'Rhineland Bastards' - black Germans who are the 'Rhineland Bastards' - black Germans who are the offspring of German women and French colonial offspring of German women and French colonial soldiers. Also affected are the children of German soldiers. Also affected are the children of German colonialists, who married African women and returned colonialists, who married African women and returned with them to Germany in the aftermath of World War with them to Germany in the aftermath of World War One. Calls are made to end the 'black curse' by One. Calls are made to end the 'black curse' by 'sterilisation of the half-castes'. Racial 'experts' also 'sterilisation of the half-castes'. Racial 'experts' also target Roma and Sinti ('Gypsies') for sterilisation.target Roma and Sinti ('Gypsies') for sterilisation.

2121stst April 1933 - Kosher tradition April 1933 - Kosher tradition outlawed outlawed

The slaughter of animals according to The slaughter of animals according to Jewish religious law is prohibited. Jewish religious law is prohibited.

2525thth April 1933 - Quotas introduced April 1933 - Quotas introduced for Jewish children in schools for Jewish children in schools

A law is introduced against the 'overcrowding' of schools A law is introduced against the 'overcrowding' of schools and colleges. This provides the basis for a restrictive and colleges. This provides the basis for a restrictive quota on the number of Jews allowed into state-run quota on the number of Jews allowed into state-run education. Jewish communities set up their own schools, education. Jewish communities set up their own schools, staffed by Jewish teachers sacked from state-run staffed by Jewish teachers sacked from state-run

schools.schools.

1010thth May 1933 - Students burn May 1933 - Students burn books in public bonfires books in public bonfires

Students in Berlin organise the public Students in Berlin organise the public burning of books by Jews, Communists, burning of books by Jews, Communists, Socialists, and 'degenerate' authors who Socialists, and 'degenerate' authors who exemplify modernist art and literature.exemplify modernist art and literature.

2828thth June 1933 - Move to sterilise June 1933 - Move to sterilise those considered 'hereditarily those considered 'hereditarily

diseased' diseased' The Committee of Experts for Population and Racial The Committee of Experts for Population and Racial Policy is established by the minister of the interior, Policy is established by the minister of the interior, Wilhelm Frick. Its main aim is to prepare a law for the Wilhelm Frick. Its main aim is to prepare a law for the sterilisation of those considered 'hereditarily ill'. sterilisation of those considered 'hereditarily ill'.

1414thth July 1933 - Law for Prevention July 1933 - Law for Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Progeny of Hereditarily Diseased Progeny A law is introduced for the Prevention of Hereditarily A law is introduced for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Progeny. This empowers doctors to determine Diseased Progeny. This empowers doctors to determine if someone has a hereditary sickness- and to order their if someone has a hereditary sickness- and to order their sterilisation. Hereditary Health Courts are set up to rule sterilisation. Hereditary Health Courts are set up to rule

on individual cases.on individual cases.

2222ndnd August 1933 - Jews banned August 1933 - Jews banned from Germany's cultural life from Germany's cultural life

The establishment of the Reich Chamber The establishment of the Reich Chamber of Culture by Joseph Goebbels leads to of Culture by Joseph Goebbels leads to the eventual prevention of Jews from the eventual prevention of Jews from working in broadcasting, cinema, theatre, working in broadcasting, cinema, theatre, music, and the press. music, and the press.

2424thth November 1933 - New decree November 1933 - New decree to jail 'criminals' and 'workshy' to jail 'criminals' and 'workshy'

Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals already Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals already empowers the state to detain people with two criminal empowers the state to detain people with two criminal convictions for unlimited periods in 'protective custody'. convictions for unlimited periods in 'protective custody'. On this date, the law is extended to cover beggars, On this date, the law is extended to cover beggars, 'vagabonds', prostitutes, pimps, and the 'workshy'. It will 'vagabonds', prostitutes, pimps, and the 'workshy'. It will

soon also entrap Roma and Sinti ('Gypsies').soon also entrap Roma and Sinti ('Gypsies').

1818thth August 1935 - Civil marriages August 1935 - Civil marriages between Aryans and non-Aryans between Aryans and non-Aryans

forbidden forbidden