Timeline of the Holocaust: Key Events through Primary Sources by

January 30, 1933: Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

bethansweetlove1 — 2025-09-15 22:31:59 UTC

This primary source is a photograph taken on 30 Jan 1933. It shows showing Hitler shaking hands with Hindenburg.

The historical context is that on this date, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.

The photographer is unknown.

I can infer that the photo was taken to document a key moment in time as Hitler and the Nazi party took power in Germany. Potentially the image was carefully staged, as it shows Hitler in a positive light, seeming to be respectful of democracy, which was not the case.

Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp 27 January 1945

2025-09-16 11:43:48 UTC

This primary source is a photograph taken on 27 January 1945 during liberation by the Soviet Red Army. The source shows the survivors wrapped up in blankets while the Soviet Red Army was liberating the camp.

The historical context of the source/photo is that the liberation by the Soviet Red Army was happening and WWII is about to end. Another thing is that these survivors finally found joy again as they're wrapped in blankets during the liberation.

The creator/author of this source were the Soviet Red Army that made an effort to document the camp during & after the liberation. It is important to consider who created this source because the one(s) who made it must have had a good reason to document the Auschwitz camp and the crimes the Nazis have done.

This source helps us understand what had happened to those survivors just by the look on their faces.

Prisoners at forced labor in Dachau June 28, 1938.

2025-09-17 04:18:59 UTC

German Jews at forced labor in Dachau. Photo taken during an SS inspection. Dachau concentration camp, Germany, June 28, 1938.

ID photos of a Jewish inmate at Auschwitz, 1940-1945

2025-09-17 04:27:38 UTC

this primary souce is a photo of idenifcstion photo jewish in mate in 1940- 1945.

this scorce shows a jew locked up and treated badly.

View of the Gur's camp as photographed from a water tower. Gur's, France, ca. 1941.

2025-09-17 04:28:05 UTC

this primary source is a photograph and it was taken in 1941

this source shows us where the Jewish where forced to live

the Jewish where forced to live there

Germans guard soviet prisoners of war: 22 June 1941

2025-09-17 04:31:10 UTC

This primary source is a photograph on 22nd of June 1941. This source shows the Germans guard prisoners in the Rovno camp for soviet prisoners of the war.

Arrival at Buchenwald

2025-09-17 22:56:04 UTC

This primary source is a photo between 1938-1940. The source shows the arrival of Jewish prisoners at Buchenwald concentration camp. The historical context is that Jewish people were arrested and sent into concentration camp. The creator of this source was unknown but looks like it has been taken by a Nazi photographer .From this source i can infer that this period was when the anti Jewish propaganda was at its pick, where Jewish men were stripped from their freedom and sent to concentration camp and ghetto. This source help us understand the living condition in which Nazi German have kept the Jewish people.

Adolf Hitler with his military high command 1935

2025-09-18 00:40:26 UTC

this primary source photo that was taken during 1935 when the Nazi party was getting their military in shape for war which goes against the treaty of Versailles i believe this photo was taken by someone who supported the Nazi party and the person probably wanted the Generals to look intimating to the people who saw this photo