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First Concentration Camp opens: March 20th, 1933

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First Concentration Camp opens: March 20th, 1933

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The first Concentration Camp was in Dachau, Germany. At first, the goal was for it to be for Hitler's political opponents which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents.

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The Enabling Act gave Hitler dictatorial powers. It also allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany's parliament.

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Law on Admission to Legal Practice: April 7th, 1933

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Law on Admission to Legal Practice: April 7th, 1933

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The Law on Admission to Legal Practice excluded “non-Aryans” from government employment. Jewish civil servants,
including university professors and schoolteachers, were fired in Germany.

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Law Limits Jews in Public Schools: April 25th, 1933

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Law Limits Jews in Public Schools: April 25th, 1933

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The German government issued the Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities. This limited the number of Jewish students that attended public schools. This new law limited the number of Jewish students any public schools. The total student population could not consist of more than 5 percent of Jews.

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Establishment of Gestapo: April 26th, 1933

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Establishment of Gestapo: April 26th, 1933

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Gestapo is the abbreviation for Geheime Staatspolizei. It was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring. To make this he combined the political police agencies of Prussia into one organization.

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Students in college towns all throughout Germany burned 25,000 "un-German" books in Opera Square in Berlin. This was part of an effort to align German arts and culture with Nazi ideas. The students took the books that they got from public and university libraries and threw them onto bonfires. There was a band there that played "fire oaths." The students burned some important works, including the works of Helen Keller.

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Law for the “Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases”: July 14th, 1933

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Law for the “Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases”: July 14th, 1933

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The German government passed the “Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases.” This law enforced the forced sterilization of certain individuals with physical and mental disabilities. It implements a basis for the involuntary sterilization of people with physical and mental disabilities or mental illness.

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Central Organization of German Jews Formed: September 17th, 1933

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Central Organization of German Jews Formed: September 17th, 1933

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German Jewish organizations established the Central Organization of German Jews. This was in an attempt to better represent the interests of German Jews through a unified response to escalating Nazi persecution. Julius Brodnitz was a founding member of the Central Organization of German Jews.

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The Editors Law forbids non-“Aryans” to work in journalism. The German Propaganda Ministry assumed control over the Reich Association of the German Press. During the Editors Law, the association kept registries of “racially pure” editors and journalist. Also, they excluded Jews and those married to Jews from the profession.

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Law against “Dangerous Habitual Criminals”: November 24th, 1933

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Law against “Dangerous Habitual Criminals”: November 24th, 1933

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The German government passed the “Law against Dangerous Habitual Criminals.” This law allows courts to order the indefinite imprisonment of “habitual criminals” if they deem the person dangerous to society. In addition, it  provides for the castration of sex offenders.