Nazi
Pan-German Leauge Fighting Call
We belong to a ’Herrenvolk’ [master race] which can seize its rightful portion of the world for itself, and does not need to receive it through the generosity and goodwill of any other race. Germany awake!
Hitler Reports Hanisch To Police For Embezzlement
Started 1910-08-04Ended 1910-08-18
Hitler had been claiming that Hanisch was cheating him out of the price of his paintings. It lead to a head when Hitler complained to the police and Hanisch was arrested and sentenced to seven days in prison.
charge quote: “embezzlement of fifty crowns in the form of a picture that was to be sold”
Hanisch was sentenced on the 11th.
charge quote: “embezzlement of fifty crowns in the form of a picture that was to be sold”
Hanisch was sentenced on the 11th.
Beer Hall Putsch (Munich Putsch)
Started 1923-11-08Ended 1923-11-09
Was an attempt by the Nazi party to start a revolution lead by Hitler and Erich Ludendorff. The Nazi party and the Hermann Göring’s Brown Shirts. They marched to the Odeonsplatz square in central Munich where the mob was fired upon and dispersed. When the police opened fire Hitler ran into a “yellow Opel parked nearby with its motor running”. Sixteen of the rioters, and three police men died.
Show Trial Of Hitler For The Beer Hall Putsch
Started 1924-02-26Ended 1924-04-01
Hitler seeing that the prosecutor and the Judge were sympathetic to his cause used the trial to voice his propaganda. His opening speech was over 4 hours, and the judge George Neithardt allowed Hitler to interrupt the proceedings as he saw fit. The prosecutor even praised Hitler often through out the trial.
Hitler was found guilty but given the minimum sentence for high treason. He prison was a low security facility, and was given an early parole. He only stayed for nine months
Hitler was found guilty but given the minimum sentence for high treason. He prison was a low security facility, and was given an early parole. He only stayed for nine months
Hitler Writes Mein Kampf While At Landsberg Prison
Started 1924-04-01Ended 1924-12-20
Hitler was sent to Landsberg prison to serve his five year sentence along with Rudolf Hess. The two worked on Hitler’s book Mein Kampf meaning My Struggle/War. The prison had comfortable quarters, and many of the guard’s were fans of his trial and his ideas.
Nazi Party Outlawed
Ended 1925-01-01
After the Beer Hall Putsch the Nazi Party was banned. After the release of Hitler from prison he was able to reverse this decision, but Hitler was not allowed to do public speaking for two years after the lifting of this ban.
Hitler Becomes A Naturalized German Citizen
Started 1932-02-25Ended 1932-02-25
Being born in Austria, Hitler was not a German Citizen. In order to run for office he naturalized.
Otto Strasser Is Kicked Out Of The Nazi Party
Started 1930-07-04Ended 1930-07-04
Hitler under the request of large industry supporters expelled Otto Strasser from the Nazi Party. Gregor his brother that had similar ideas in regards to socialism as Otto stayed with the party.
Hitler Turns Down Meeting With Winston Churchilll
Winston Churchill interested in Hitler because of him trying to run against a World War I hero for office and doing a good job at it sought to meet with Hitler. Even though Hitler was at the same hotel he refused to see him stating he was unshaven. Historian Paul Maracin thinks this was an inferiority complex on Hitler’s part.
Germany Elections of 1932
Started 1932-11-06Ended 1932-11-06
Nazis received 196 of the 584 total seats, making them the largest group in the Reichstag.
Hitler Loses Run Off Election Vs Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg beets Hitler by nearly six million votes.
Hitler Expels Gregor Strasser From The Nazi Party
Started 1932-12-07Ended 1932-12-07
In a seeming act of jealousy Hitler kicks Gregor Strasser out of the Nazi Party. Strasser was offered a cabinet position (something that would normally be given to the party leader i.e. Hitler) by then chancellor von Schleicher. This was an intentional move by the chancellor to destabilize the Nazi Party.
Secret Meeting Between Hitler, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Oskar von Hindenburg
Started 1933-01-22Ended 1933-01-22
Hitler leader of the Nazi Party, Joachim von Ribbentrop a wine importer, and Colonel Oskar von Hindenburg the son of the then president of Germany Paul von Hindenburg meet secretly at von Ribbentrop’s house for unknown reasons. Eight days later Hitler was appointed Chancellor of the Reich.
Göring Wounded In Beer Hall Putsch Shootout
Started 1923-11-09Ended 1923-11-09
When the fighting broke out Hermann Göring was shot in the thigh. He was taken in by two Jewish women that cleaned his wounds during the day. That night he left their care to sneak over the boarder into Austria to avoid high treason charges.
Göring’s Escape To Austria
Started 1923-11-10
While trying to escape into Austria after the Beer Hall Putsch he is stopped at the board and his passport taken. He was arrested and taken to a hospital in Garmisch to tend to his leg wound. Due to the seriousness of his wounded leg the police allowed him to stay in the hospital instead of being moved to jail - They allowed him to do this on his word that he would not try to escape. Nevertheless he puts on a fur coat on over his hospital gown and with the aid of a fake passport enters into Austria.
Göring Hospital Stay In Austria And Beginning Of Morphine Addiction
Once Herman Göring was in Austria he was admitted to a Catholic hospital where the preformed an operation on his leg wound. After the operation his leg became infected and the doctors started him on morphine shots to deal with the pain. During this time all of his assets were taken over by the German police so when he was released from the hospital he had nothing except money that his in-laws sent him.
Göring Leaves Austria For Italy
Once Hitler was sentenced for 5 year for his high treason involvement in the Beer Hall Putsch Göring voiced discontentment against the German government. Austria did not approve of this so Göring quickly left for Italy where was offered him asylum. Göring travelled to Rome where he had a personal audience with Mussolini, and asked for a loan to him on behalf of the Nazi party which Mussolini declined.
Göring Out Of Money Goes To Sweden To Live With In-Laws
Hermann Göring with no financial support in Italy leaves for Sweden to live with his wife Karin’s parents.
Göring Declared Legally Insane And Placed In Langbro Asylum
Started 1925-09-01
By now Hermann Göring's addiction to morphine was apparent in his appearance. While admitted to a hospital for treatment he attacked a nurse for not giving him more drugs. At this point he was placed in a straight jacked, declared mentally insane, and placed into Langbro Asylum for six months.
Göring Returns To Germany To Resume In Nazi Politics
Since the Reichstag had voted to allow political exiles amnesty in 1925 Göring was free to enter back into Germany where he quickly entered back into the workings of the Nazi party.
Göbbels Contracts Polio Which Leaves Him Crippled
At the age of four Göbbels gets polio (Poliomyelitis) which causes his left leg to be shorter than the other, and keeps him at the 5 foot 100 pound range in his adult life.
Göbbels Receives Doctorates Degree In Philosophy
Göbbels received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Heidelberg.
Göbbels Joins The Nazi Party
Highered by the Strasser brothers he takes a job with the Nazi party as a writer / editorial assistant.
Thyssen’s United States Bank Union Banking Corporation Is Seized
Started 1942-10-05Ended 1942-10-05
Under the Trading with the Enemy act Executive Order Number 9095 seizes Thyssen’s American arm of his finances -the Union Banking Corporation.
Thyssen Purchases Barlow Palace For Nazi Headquarters
Fritz Thyssen buys a palace for the Nazi party. It was purchased with money from the Bank voor Handel en Scheepvarrt in Rotterdam.
ADL Defends Presscott Bush Nazi Ties
Started 2003-12-06Ended 2003-12-06
Declaring the evidence of Prescott’s dealings with Fritz Thyssen as “early financial dealings” despite that Bush was still running Thyssen’s banks after Pearl Harbor and the only reason he stopped was that the US government confiscated Thyssen’s holdings under the Trading With the Enemy Act.
Margit Thyssen Takes Control of Castle at Rechnitz
Her father baron Heinrich Thyssen gives his daughter control of a castle in Rechnitz, Hungary. Researcher David Litchfield states this was because of the foreshadowing of Hitler and his looming war.
Margit Thyssen Throws Snuff Party Earning The Title ’The Killer Countess’
Started 1945-03-24Ended 1945-03-25
Six hundred Jews and Gypsies were sent to live in the cellars of the castle that belonged to Margit Thyssen. They were used as forced labor to ready fortifications for the Nazi army in preparation for the advancing Russian army. When the Russians were 15 Kilometers away and it was apparent that the German army could not hold them back Margit Thyssen throws a party. Invited to the party were top Nazis including SS, Gestapo and Hitler Youth. Around midnight they took around 200 Jews that were so malnourished they could no longer work and put them into a store room in a near by barn where the Nazi guests including Margit proceeded to shoot and torture the people to death. Fifteen prisoners were forced to dig the graves, and once the graves were dug and filled with those murdered from the party the night before the grave diggers were shot and buried with them.
Hess Flees And Kidnaps Two People To Avoid Persecution After Beer Hall Putsch
When the Beer Hall Putsch goes south Hess flees into the mountains of Germany by the town of Tegernsee where he kidnaps two people in their house. Once the news comes that Hitler and the rest of his allies had been arrested Hess left his hostages and crosses the board into Austria.
Rudolf Hess Returns From Austria and Sentenced For Beer Hall Putsch Involvement
After a short time in Austria Hess returns to Germany where he is put on trial and given eighteen months in jail. He is put into Landsburg prison with Hitler where together they write Mein Kampf.
Heinrich Himmler Flees His Whorehouse Residence After His Prostitute Girlfriend Was Found Murdered
Himmler lived with his girlfriend Frieda Wagner (a prostitute) in a known whorehouse where she helped support him. Himmler fled Berlin around the same time that she was found murdered. He was arrested and extradited back to Berlin where he faced murder charges. He was found not guilty but the reasons and circumstances around the verdict were not known because while Himmler was in power he tried to have all the documents destroyed.
Himmler Marries Polish Nurse and Buys a Chicken Farm
Heinrich marries Polish nurse Margarete Concerzowo who owned her own nursing home. After they were married she sold the home and the two bought a chicken farm. Heinrich soon after left his wife and child alone with out adequate food while he raised in ranks in the Nazi party and had other children with a mistress.
Reinhard Heydrich Is Ejected From German Navy For Allegations Of Impregnating A Woman Without Marrying Her
Heydrich received a dishonorable discharge from the German Navy because a woman alleged that he had made her pregnant under the promise that he would marry her. He then turned around an engaged another woman.
Martin Bormann Arrested On Murder Charges and Sentenced To One Year In Prison
Ended 1924-03-17
Bormann was found guilty of being an accomplice to the murder of Walther Kadow and sentenced to one year in prison.
“Suicide” of Geli Raubal
Started 1921-09-18Ended 1921-09-19
Geli shared an apartment with her Uncle Adolph Hitler where toward the end of her life they constantly fought like lovers.
She was also said to be having an affair with a Emil Maurice a Jew and former body guard of Hitler, and also she was rumored by closed friends to be pregnant at the time she died the father was unknown.
She was found September 19th with a gun shot to the heart, and Hitler’s own gun laying by her side.
It is said that it was rare for Hitler to leave his gun behind, and also odd most of the Nazi guards were off duty that night.
Historian Paul R. Maracin sites that Hitler and his niece Geli were into coprophilia.
She was also said to be having an affair with a Emil Maurice a Jew and former body guard of Hitler, and also she was rumored by closed friends to be pregnant at the time she died the father was unknown.
She was found September 19th with a gun shot to the heart, and Hitler’s own gun laying by her side.
It is said that it was rare for Hitler to leave his gun behind, and also odd most of the Nazi guards were off duty that night.
Historian Paul R. Maracin sites that Hitler and his niece Geli were into coprophilia.
Dachau Concentration Camp Opened
Started 1933-03-22Ended 1933-03-22
After the Reichstag fire Hitler opened the concentration camp at Dachau to hold any political opponents that he saw as a threat the Nazi party gaining control of the Country. People that were thrown in did not get due process but instead anyone under “suspicion of activities inimical to the state” were thrown in.
German Government Passes Enabling Act
Started 1933-03-23Ended 1933-03-23
Even though he had only been voted into office for several months the German parliament met in an opera house and voted for the “The Law for Alleviating the Distress of People and Reich”. Even though the Nazi party did not have the 2/3rds majority to pass the bill Hitler had already used his military force the SS and SA to round up a majority of the communist and social democrat opposition in response to the Reichstag fire. The people that he had not rounded up were either in hiding, or voted for the bill under the duress of being thrown into jail. The measure passed 441 to 84.
Reichstag Fire
Started 1933-02-27Ended 1933-02-27
The night of February 27th the German parliament building the Reichstag was set ablaze. Historical consensus is that the Nazi party set the fire as a “false flag” against the communist and social democrat parties. It led to Hitler taking over the government, and the opening of first concentration camps to contain dissenters.
Marinus van der Lubbe was initially tried and beheaded for the crime.
Marinus van der Lubbe was initially tried and beheaded for the crime.
Nazi Book Burnings
Started 1933-05-10Ended 1933-05-10
Once the Nazis came to power Göbbels decided which writings were for the good for the people of Germany and unleashed Nazi forces to go through libraries and personal collections to choose which books should stay, and burn the rest.
Franz von Papen Makes Final Public Outcry Against Nazi Control
Started 1934-06-17Ended 1934-06-17
In the last public display of criticism against the Nazi party since Hitler came to power Franz von Papen made a speech about brotherly love and rallying the people to come back from the oppression that the Nazi takeover had put Germany into.
Ernst Rohm Arrested By Hitler
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
In the early morning SA leader Ernst Rohm was arrested by Hitler as part of Operation Hummingbird. Hitler had told Rohm to arrange a gathering of the top SA members for a dinner that night, but instead Hitler showed up early that morning while they were still in their hotel beds and arrested them.
Hitler Waits At Munich Train Station and Arrests SA Officers As They Arrive For Dinner In His Honor
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Top leaders of the SA has received telegrams from Ernst Rohm telling them to come to a dinner where Hitler would address the leaders with important business. As the SA officers arrived for the dinner Hitler was there with the SS and arrested them all.
Hitler Gives The Kill Command Starting The Night Of The Long Knives
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Around 10am Hitler arrives at the SA headquarters the Brown House. Now that Hitler had rounded up the heads of the SA that could rally the underlings of the group against Hitler he made a call to Göbbels to announce the go ahead to begin murdering the rest of the people on the Nazi’s hit list.
Captured SA Officers Put To Death At Stadelheim Prison
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Hans Frank was given the order to put all captured SA officers in the prison to death. He objected to the executions with out paperwork. Sepp Dietrich put Frank on the phone with Hess and Hitler who quickly persuaded him otherwise.
Dietrich proceeded to walk the through the prison doors telling each of the SA officers that Hitler had declared them traitors and they were to be executed. The were walked out one by one where they were killed by firing squad. They knew many of these people and knew they were at least innocent of the made up charges of high treason but they carried out the killings all the same. Murdered in this manor were:
Edmund Heines
August Schneidhuber
-more to come
Dietrich proceeded to walk the through the prison doors telling each of the SA officers that Hitler had declared them traitors and they were to be executed. The were walked out one by one where they were killed by firing squad. They knew many of these people and knew they were at least innocent of the made up charges of high treason but they carried out the killings all the same. Murdered in this manor were:
Edmund Heines
August Schneidhuber
-more to come
Night of the Long Knives Murders at Lichterfeld Barracks
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Around 150 SA leaders that were either captured at their homes or arrested at the Brown House headquarters where taken to Lichterfeld Barracks and put into a cellar. Four at a time they were called out, had their shirts taken off, had red circle targets drawn on the heart area of their chest and shot. The wall behind the the soldiers caked up with blood and gore. It became so disgusting that the men of the firing squad had to be relieved by others because the sight was so horrifying.
People murdered:
Karl Ernst
Captain Gehrt - SA
People murdered:
Karl Ernst
Captain Gehrt - SA
Erich Klausener Suicided For Von Papen Speech
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Two SS hitmen came to Klausener in his office. He was told that he was under arrest, but when he arose from his seat the SS men shot him. One of the SS men Kurt Gildisch put the murder weapon in Klausener’s hand to pass the murder off as a suicide.
Klausener made the Night of the Long Knives hit list for his help in writing the pro-brotherly love pro-free speech address delivered by von Papen two weeks earlier.
Klausener made the Night of the Long Knives hit list for his help in writing the pro-brotherly love pro-free speech address delivered by von Papen two weeks earlier.
Edgar Jung Murdered For Von Papen Speech
Started 1934-07-01Ended 1934-07-01
Jung had helped in the writing of von Papen’s speech about free speech and brotherly love. Since it was mainly a knock against the Nazi power grab Jung made the hit list for the Night of the Long Knives. His apartment was raided while he was abducted and shot.
Herbert von Bose Murdered For von Papen Speech
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
For his help in writing the anti-Nazi, pro-free speech, pro-brotherly love speech delivered by van Papen two weeks before von Bose was shot (reportedly eleven times) in his political office by the SS.
Otto Strasser Escapes Night of the Long Knives
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-07-01
When the SS came for Strasser in his home he had already left. He had foreseen what was coming and had left Germany to Vienna, Austria where he was living under the assumed name Franz Baumann.
Gregor Strasser Shot To Death In A Prison Cell
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Strasser is placed under arrest in front of his family, and taken to a local jail. There the SS men that arrested him placed him in a cell where they began shooting him. A major artery was ruptured and he bled out
Heydrich was at the prison watching it happen where he made a snide comment about letting the pig bleed to death.
Heydrich was at the prison watching it happen where he made a snide comment about letting the pig bleed to death.
Kurt von Schleicher Murdered In His Home
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Led by von Schleicher’s un-witting step-daughter five SS men were taken to the study of von Schleicher where he and his wife sat. Once the SS confirmed his identity they murdered him and his wife.
This was in retaliation to his attempt to destabilize the Nazi party by giving a cabinet position to Gregor Strasser instead of Hitler several years earlier.
This was in retaliation to his attempt to destabilize the Nazi party by giving a cabinet position to Gregor Strasser instead of Hitler several years earlier.
Konrad Adenauer Arrested By Gestapo During Night of the Long Knives
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-07-01
Adenauer was a neighbor of Kurt von Schleicher. He was in his yard when the SS went into von Schleicher’s home and murdered him. The Gestapo invaded Adenauer’s property and arrested him because he was a witness to gun shots fired in the von Schleicher’s household. He was released two days later when he began living in hiding until arrested later by the Nazis.
Ferdinand von Vredow Murdered By SS
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
After leaving a cafe in which his waiter was a Gestapo spy, the spy called the SS who in turn were waiting for von Bredow when he arrived home where they gunned him down at the entrance to his home.
Gustav von Kahr Murdered For Witness Testimony Against Hitler
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Gustav von Kahr who was the key witness against Hitler during the Beer Hall Putsch trial made the list for the Night of the Long knives. His body was found cut up and mutilated in Dachau swamp.
Bernhard Stempfle Secret Keeper of Hitler Shot Dead
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Bernhard Stempfle a priest and personal friend of Hitler was found in a forest outside of Harlaching with his neck broke and shot in the heart area of the chest three times.
He knew about Hitler’s incestuous affair with his niece Geli, and the coprophilic fetish Hitler had with the girl.
He knew about Hitler’s incestuous affair with his niece Geli, and the coprophilic fetish Hitler had with the girl.
An Innocent Wilhelm Schmidt Mutilated and Murdered By Nazi SS
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Wilhelm Schmidt was arrested by the Nazi SS and taken from his home. The arrest was a mistake because Wilhelm had similar name to one of Otto Strasser’s friends. That did not stop the Nazi SS from mutilating and murdering him. When he was returned to the family the Nazis did so in a coffin and ordered the family that they could not open it to look at his corpse.
Göring Announces Rohm Lead Uprising Put Down
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
The afternoon after the Night of the Long Knives murders had began Göring held a press conference where he stated that the uprising against the German government led by SA leader Ernst Rohm was put down.
He also announced that Kurt von Schleicher was part of the coup and was shot when he resisted arrest which was a lie (they also shot von Schleicher’s wife who was a witness).
He also announced that Kurt von Schleicher was part of the coup and was shot when he resisted arrest which was a lie (they also shot von Schleicher’s wife who was a witness).
Anti-Hitler Reporter Fritz Gerlich Murdered
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Gerlich who was a outspoken reporter that was apposed to the Nazi party and Hitler was murdered in the Night of the Long Knives
Fritz Beck Murdered In Night of the Long Knives
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Poor fund operator murdered by the Nazis in the Night of the Long Knives.
Gerd Voss Murdered By Nazis
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
For being Gregor Strasser’s lawyer Gerd Voss was murdered.
Walter Schott Murdered By Nazis
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
For writing an unflattering book about the Nazi party was murdered in the Night of the Long Knives.
Rohm’s Gay Friend Karl Heimsoth Murdered
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Nazis murdered Karl Heinsoth who was a homosexual friend of Rohm. They had exchanged homo-erotic letters when Rohm had went to Bolivia.
Herr Glaser
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Political enemy of Hans Frank is murdered during Night of the Long Knives.
Hans Ramshorn Murdered In Night of Long Knives
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Ramshorn was a SA officer murdered by the Nazis.
Schragmuller Chief of Police In Magdeburg Murdered By Nazis
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Schragmuller who was the Chief of Police in Magdeburg was murdered by the Nazis.
Erwin Villain Reichstag Fire Insider Murdered
Started 1934-06-30Ended 1934-06-30
Erwin Villain who had inside information about the Reichstag fire was murdered by the Nazis.
Ernst Rohm Shot In His Prison Cell
Started 1934-07-01Ended 1934-07-01
Rohm was kept in his cell at Stadelheim prison for a couple of days after the initial arrest. Finally on July 1st a gun with a single bullet was placed in his cell and he was told he had ten minutes to shoot himself before the guards did it for him - to which he replied that if Hitler wanted him dead he could come and shoot him himself.
After the alloted time was up Michael Lippert and Theodor Eicke returned to the cell where they unloaded their revolvers into Rohm whom was standing bear-chested in defiance.
After the alloted time was up Michael Lippert and Theodor Eicke returned to the cell where they unloaded their revolvers into Rohm whom was standing bear-chested in defiance.
Night of the Long Knives Evidence Destroyed
Started 1934-07-02Ended 1934-07-02
Göring and Himmler sent a message to all SS and Gestapo involved in the Night of the Long Knives murdering spree stating “All documents concerning the action of the last two days are to be burned, on orders from above”.
Julius Uhl Killed at Dachau
Started 1934-07-01Ended 1934-07-01
Julius Uhl who was involved in actual conspiracies against Hitler was arrested, taken to Dachau concentration camp and shot.
Fritz Gerlich Arrested and Put Into Dachau Concentration Camp
Started 1934-03-09Ended 1934-06-30
Being one of Hitlers main detractors he was one of the first to goto the concentration camp when Hitler took power. He stayed in the camp until he was murdered by the Nazis.
George Bell Flees to Austria Where He Is Killed By Julius Uhl
George Bell was working with Fritz Gerlich and found out of a coup plot against Hitler. When Gerlich was arrested and put into Dachau concentration camp Bell fled to Austria. Julius Uhl was the hitman of the coup plot. He was going to be the gun man that would shoot Hitler. Uhl followed Bell to Austria and killed him so that word of the conspiracy would not get out.
Göbbels’ Secret Meetings With Rohm
Just a week before the Night of the Long Knives Göbbels had meetings with SA leader Ernst Rohm. It is unclear what these meetings were about but researcher Paul R. Maracin suggests that this could have been Göbbels trying to position him self to be on the winning side forseeing the coming battle between Hitler and Rohm.
Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler Fails
Started 1944-07-20Ended 1944-07-20
The bomb kills three officers, but because it was moved behind the solid leg of the table Hitler was setting at Hitler was shielded from the blast sparing his life.
Erwin von Witzleben Executed With Meat-hook And Piano Wire Noose
Started 1944-08-08Ended 1944-07-20
After being found guilty of the bomb plot on Hitler's life they stuck a meat hook into von Witzleben back. Then they tied a noose around his neck made from piano wire and slowly raised him up on the hook while the noose slowly strangled him to death.
The torture / execution was filmed for Hitlers viewing enjoyment.
The torture / execution was filmed for Hitlers viewing enjoyment.
Cabinet Declares Night of Long Knives Murders Ok And “National Defense”
Started 1934-07-03Ended 1934-07-03
Following the weekend of the Long Knives where an unknown number of people were murdered the cabinet rubber stamps the murders as “essential measures for national defense”
Hitler Joins Presidency and Chancellor Office
Started 1934-08-01Ended 1934-08-02
When von Hindenburg died on the 2nd Hitler announces a bill that the Chancellorship and Presidency offices would be merged into one with Hitler taking that position. Von Hindenburg had been sick, but to how they posted the date on the bill the day before seems either lucky, his death was planed, or they lied and post dated the bill the day before he died.
SS Officers Trying To Cover-up Schleicher’s Murder Are Killed
Started 1935-04-11Ended 1935-04-11
Four SS officers went to the office of then major Oskar von Hindenburg to retrieve documents detailing the death of Schleicher. With guns drawn they demanded the papers back, but instead of the handing over the papers Hindenburg pushed a secret alarm button. His armed guards came in and disarmed the SS officers. The SS men were then taken to the basement of the building where they were shot. Hindenburg cremated the bodies and sent them to the head of the SS - Himmler.
Hitler Has Reinhold Hanisch Killed
After the Nazis invade Vienna Austria Hitler has Reinhold Hanich arrested by the Gestapo. While under custody he conveniently hung him self in his cell. The source of the suicide was top Nazi Martin Bormann.
Otto Strasser Flees To Austria
Once the Nazis came to power Hitler dispatches the Nazi Gestapo against Otto Strasser. Strasser takes an assumed name and flees over the boarder into Austria.
Munich Pact
Started 1938-09-29Ended 1938-09-30
The Nazis, France, Britain, and Italy signed an agreement that Germany would stop further land acquisitions.
Hitler Promises The Sudetenland Land Acquisition is His Last
Started 1938-09-26Ended 1938-09-26
After the take over of Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia he promised to a large group of of gathered people in Berlin “this is my last territorial demand” - which was a lie.
All Of Czechoslovakia Annexed To Nazi Germany
Started 1939-03-15Ended 1939-03-15
Under threats of war and bombings the Czech government lays down to the Nazis and surrender the government.
Heydrich’s Czech Assassins Parachute Into Czechoslovakia
Started 1941-12-28Ended 1941-12-28
Two Czech soldiers that accepted the mission to assassinate Heydrich - the Nazi ruler over Czechoslovakia parachute into the country from a bomber.
Heydrich Mortally Wounded By Bomb Thrown Under His Car
Started 1942-05-27Ended 1942-05-27
After studying Heydrich’s non-changing daily routs Josef Gabcik, and Jan Kubis make the attack. Gabcik jumped in front of Heydrich’s car and tried to shoot him, but his gun jammed. Heydrich stands and tries to shoot Gabcik but is stopped short by Kubis throwing a bomb under the car that exploded throwing shrapnel into Heydrich and Kubis. Heydrich’s was mortally wounded and died three days later.
Heydrich’s Assassins Found In Church With Other Czech Resistance And Killed
Started 1942-07-18Ended 1942-07-18
The Nazis given information from a defector tracked down Heydrich’s two assassins. The SS surrounded the church and opened fire killing Kubis, Gabcik and approximately 100 other members of the resistance were killed.
In Retaliation To Heydrich’s Assassination Nazi SS Exterminate Entire Town Of Lidice
Started 1942-06-09Ended 1942-06-09
To make an example of the town Heydrich was assassinated in the Nazis rounded up all the men totaling 172 and shot them along with 7 women. 184 other women were sent to concentration camps while the remaining 98 children were relocated. Then the SS proceeded to blow up and burn every standing building leaving the town a burning decimation.
Max Rostock Hanged In Prague For Nazi War Crimes
For the atrocities of Lidice Max Rostock is hanged.
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun’s Suicide Pact
Started 1945-04-30Ended 1945-04-30
Knowing that the Russian army was not long from apprehending the couple Eva Braun (Hitlers newly-wed wife) took cyanide capsules, while Hitler shot him self in the head.
Supposedly by Hitler’s request their bodies were taken out of his below ground bunker, doused with gasoline and burned.
Supposedly by Hitler’s request their bodies were taken out of his below ground bunker, doused with gasoline and burned.
Joseph Göbbels and Wife Murder Their Children and Then Commit Suicide
Started 1945-05-01Ended 1945-05-01
Rather than surrender Göbbels and his wife commit themselves to a suicide pact. Göbbels’ wife poisons their five girls and one boy. Then Göbbels’ wife bites into a cyanide pill, and he shoots him self like Hitler in the side of the head.
Capture and Death of Heinrich Himmler
Started 1945-05-23Ended 1945-05-23
While trying to escape Germany Himmler dressed as an army private was caught in a British checkpoint between the towns of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. He was found to have two metal casings one with a cyanide capsule, and the other was empty. The British captures then began to strip him down in search of the missing cyanide capsule. Being unfruitful in their search the soldiers tried to pry open Himmler’s mouth, but instead of letting them open his mouth Himmler instead bit into the capsule and died within twelve minutes. His body was wrapped up and dumped in an unmarked grave.
Göring Surenders To Americans
Started 1945-05-08Ended 1945-05-08
After being called a traitor by Hitler Göring decides to surrender himself to the American forces in the hopes of gaining an audience with president Eisenhower.
Göring Moved to Mondorf POW Center
Started 1945-05-21Ended 1945-05-21
After Eisenhower discovered that Göring was being treated better than the average prisoner of war he demanded it to be stopped. They then moved Göring to Mondorf where top Nazis where kept for interrogation.
Göring Imprisoned At Nuremberg
Ended 1946-10-15
Göring lived out the remainder of his life in a prison cell at a Nuremberg prison. His stay ended after he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death by hanging. He objected to the hanging requesting to be executed by firing squad - a request that was denied. Just a couple of hours before he was to be hanged he somehow managed to get a cyanide capsule which he bit into and died.
Rudolf Hess? Secret Solo Flight To Scotland
Started 1941-05-10Ended 1941-05-17
Hess had become disenchanted with the war so he stole a plane and flew it to Scotland where he ejected after being fired upon with artillery rounds. Once captured he demanded to talk to the Duke of Hamilton.
Once he obtained audience with the Duke he laid out his peace deal to the British to where he generously allowed the British empire to keep much of it?s holdings if Nazi Germany could have the Europe mainland.
Once he obtained audience with the Duke he laid out his peace deal to the British to where he generously allowed the British empire to keep much of it?s holdings if Nazi Germany could have the Europe mainland.
Hess Moved To The Tower Of London
Started 1941-05-17Ended 1941-05-20
Before being moved to Mychett Place prisoner of war he had a short stay at the Tower of London on the banks of the Thames. His stay here was ended when Hitler said that Hess did not have his authorization to negotiate a peace deal, and that he was working of his own will and mentally insane.
Hess Moved To British Army Base At Mychette Place
Started 1941-05-20
After Hitler said that Hess had no authority to make a peace deal he was swiftly moved to the British army base at Mychette where he was held as a prisoner of war. During his year stay he made several attempts at suicide.
Hess Transferred To Maindriff Court Hospital
Ended 1945-10-08
Hess stayed at the Hospital until the end of the war, when he was then transferred to Nuremberg to be tried for war crimes. While at his hospital stay Hess claimed to have amnesia, and that he did not remember the bad things he did while in Nazi Germany.
Hess Moved To Nuremberg and Tried For War Crimes
Started 1945-10-08
Hess stayed in a prison cell at Nuremberg while on trial for war crimes. He was found guilty, but received a life sentence instead of death.
Göring Tries To Tape Hess Admitting That He Is Faking His Amnesia
Started 1945-10-15Ended 1945-10-15
Göring takes an offer from American intelligence gatherers to sit in a room with Hess to get him to admit that he was not suffering from amnesia. Hess never let down his facade - insisting that he did not remember anything.
Hess Admits He Does Not Have Amnesia In Trial
Started 1945-11-30Ended 1945-11-30
Directly after Hess’ defense lawyer makes a statement declaring that he is not fit to stand trial due to his amnesia Hess stands up to make an announcement. He had prepared a statement that he pulled from his pocket and read stating that he had made the clam he had mental problems for his protection, and that he was capable, and was willing to take responsibility for everything he was guilty of.
Hess Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Started 1946-09-30Ended 1946-09-30
Hess escaped execution by hanging, and instead received a life imprisonment. He was found guilty of conspiracy and crimes against peace.
Hess Transferred to Spandau Prison Where He Lives Remainder Of His Life
Ended 1987-08-17
Remainder of His Life in Spandau in British controlled Berlin. The last twenty one years of his life he was the only prisoner in the prison. He left the prison when he wrapped a wire cord around his neck and hung him self.
Sepp Dietrich Captured By American Army Forces
Started 1945-05-09Ended 1945-11-05
Dietrich was held as a prisoner of war after being captured by American forces. He was later transferred to Nuremberg to be called as a witness against other Nazis.
Dietrich Transferred To Dachau
Started 1946-03-16Ended 1946-07-16
Dietrich was never called as a witness at the Nuremberg trials. After the decided against using him in the trial they sent him to Dachau with other top SS officers to await trial.
Sepp Dietrich and Michael Lippert Trial For Night of Long Knives Murders
Started 1957-05-07Ended 1957-05-14
After being released after serving ten years of a life sentence Dietrich was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eighteen months along with Michael Lippert. Dietrich only served six months of the sentence.
Malmedy Massacre Trial
Started 1946-05-16Ended 1946-07-16
Trial for the murders of American prisoner of war.
- Sepp Dietrich was sentenced to life imprisonment at Landsberg prison.
- Sepp Dietrich was sentenced to life imprisonment at Landsberg prison.
Sepp Dietrich?s Imprisonment and Released On Parole
Started 1946-07-16Ended 1955-07-16
With many others Dietrich was sentenced to life imprisonment, but he only ended up serving just ten years. He was able to appeal and get his conviction reduced.
Sepp Dietrich and Michael Lippert Arrested For Night of the Long Knives Murderes
The postwar government of Germany was not happy about the early release of Dietrich. So they decided to arrest the pair and put them on trial for the murders they helped commit the weekend of operation Hummingbird.
Robert Ley Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial At Nuremberg
Started 1945-10-24Ended 1945-10-24
While awaiting trial for war crimes at Nuremberg Ley hanged him self in his cell.
Starting With A Jewish March In Vilna A Nazi Boycott Is Launched
Started 1933-03-20
An European boycott of Nazi Germany was started after a Jewish protest march in the city of Vilna in current day Lithuania. The march was organized after a Nazi crackdown of communists and Jews after the Reichstag fire. The Polish were incorporated into the protest due to Hitler’s violation of the treaty of Versailles by traversing Poland to the city of Danzig.
Göring Summons Top Jewish Leaders To Stop Boycott
Started 1933-03-24Ended 1933-03-24
Göring summoned the top three German-Jewish leaders after seeing the impact of the Jewish led boycott. The boycott was launched in protest against treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany.
-Julius Brodnitz of the Central Verein
-Max Naumann of the Union of National German Jews
-Heinrich Stahl of the Berlin Jewish Community.
-Julius Brodnitz of the Central Verein
-Max Naumann of the Union of National German Jews
-Heinrich Stahl of the Berlin Jewish Community.
Göring Meets With Top German-Jew Activists
Started 1933-03-25Ended 1933-03-25
Göring had summoned the top three Jewish leaders (Julius Brodnitz, Max Naumann, and Heinrich Stahl) to a meeting about the Jewish led boycott against Germany. A couple of the Zionist groups had caught wind of the meeting - wanting their their Zionist views to be represented too they went uninvited. The only Zionist allowed in the meeting was Zionist Kurt Blumenfeld of the German Zionist Federation.
After being formally introduced to Göring the Jewish leaders were then yelled at by Göring. He claims that they were spreading lies about Jews being attacked by Nazi forces, and they needed to stop the foreign Jews boycotting Germany. In response to Göring saying there were no crimes being committed against the Jews Naumann gives Göring a laundry list of what the Nazis had been doing to the Jews, and he even produced a newspaper clipping showing Nazis forcing Jews to scrub streets with a brushes.
While the other three Jewish leaders said there was nothing that they could really do to stop the protest in foreign countries Blumenfeld cut into the conversation and stated that he could easy communicate with the foreign Jewish groups which pleased Göring.
Cordell Hull Sends False Investigation Report To Stop Jewish Anti-Nazi Boycott
Started 1933-03-26Ended 1933-03-26
In an attempt to stall the Jews from protesting In New York against Nazi crimes then Secretary of State Cordell Hull sent the heads of the rally a false telegram. In it he stated that the United States government investigated the accusations against the Nazis and found that even though there was “considerable physical mistreatment” the protest should end because it was just a Nazi “phase” that could be “considered virtually terminated”.
Rabbi Stephen Wise Persuades State Department To Investigate Nazi Germany Humanitarian Issues
Started 1933-03-01Ended 1933-03-01
Rabbi wise being one of the most influential Jews in America was able to convince Cordell Hull and the State Department to launch an investigation into the Nazi’s treatment of Jews in Germany.
Cordell Hull Lies About Nazi Oppression
Started 1933-03-25Ended 1933-03-25
In response to Rabbi Wise’s request to the State Department to investigate Germany in regards to reports of Jewish oppression going on Hull sends a telegram to United States embassy in Germany. In it Hull admittedly acknowledged that this was only to be a token investigation because he was “under heavy pressure”. He told the embassy to just do a press release stating that nothing was going on to stop the Jewish boycott march. The Embassy did this even though George Gordon at the Embassy said that Nazi denials of abuse were “absurd”.
German Embassy Tries To Get Rabbi Wise To Call Off Anti-Nazi March
Started 1933-03-25Ended 1933-03-26
The German Embassy in the United States called Rabbi Wise throughout the weekend before the Madison Square Garden anti-Nazi march was to take place. They repeatedly told him that if he called the rally off that Nazi - Jewish relations will improve.
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Gives Rabbi Wise Ok For Anti-Nazi March
Started 1933-03-27Ended 1933-03-27
The morning of the anti-Nazi rally Rabbi Stephen Wise was wondering if he should call off the march. He was contacted by pro-Zionist groups in Germany asking him to call off the protest. He called then Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis and gave him the final say. Brandeis told him to go through with the rally.
Anti-Nazi Rally At Madison Square Garden
Started 1933-03-27Ended 1933-03-27
The anti-Nazi rally lead by Rabbi Stephen Wise was a success. It completely filled Madison Square Gardens twenty thousand capacity, and spilled out side of the venue by an estimated thirty five thousand.
Other rallies were held in the United States, and around the world.
Speakers:
Rabbi M. S. Margolies
Catholic and former governor Alfred E. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Francis T. McConnell
Union head William Green
John Haynes Holmes
Senator Robert Wagner
Jewish Writer Samuel Margoshes
Jewish Activist Joseph Tenenbaum
Zionist Chaim Greenberg
Other rallies were held in the United States, and around the world.
Speakers:
Rabbi M. S. Margolies
Catholic and former governor Alfred E. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Francis T. McConnell
Union head William Green
John Haynes Holmes
Senator Robert Wagner
Jewish Writer Samuel Margoshes
Jewish Activist Joseph Tenenbaum
Zionist Chaim Greenberg
Jewish War Veterans of America Launch Boycott Against Nazi Germany
Started 1933-03-18
Jewish War Veterans JWV launched a boycott of Germany products due to reports of Nazi atrocities against German-Jews. They do this against much protest from the bigger pro-Jewish organizations.
Hitler and Göbbels Meet and Plan Anti-Jewish Boycott In Response Nazi Germany Boycott
Started 1933-03-26Ended 1933-03-26
In response to the Madison Square Garden boycott lead by Rabbi Wise to be held the next day - Hitler and Göbbels decide to have a counter boycott against German Jews.
Hitler Gives The Go-Ahead To Start Boycott Against German-Jews
Started 1933-03-27Ended 1933-03-27
Hitler approved a proposition by Göbbels to start a boycott against the German Jews in-response to the Madison Square Garden anti-Nazi boycott / protest to happen later that day.
German Papers Declare The Anti-Jew Boycott To Start April 1st
Started 1933-03-28Ended 1933-04-01
Unlike the Jewish boycott of German goods, the Nazis boycott of Jewish-German shops was enforced. Papers stated “no German shall any longer buy from a Jew”. This public announcement further fueled the anti-German boycott. The boycott was declared by Hitler not to start until April, and be orderly to keep the atrocity charges at bay. Despite that some Germans immediately took to the boycott, and even vandalizing and harassing Jewish shops.
Goering Arranges Meeting With Hitler, Schacht, and Thyssen
Started 1931-01-01Ended 1931-01-01
In a meeting arranged by Goering, Hitler gets to preach his party line to top banker Hjalmar Schacht, and German Industrialist Fritz Thyssen. Both became major financial backers of the Nazi party.
Mussolini’s Message To Hitler: Stop Planed German-Jew Boycott
Started 1933-03-30Ended 1933-03-30
Using the Italian embassy in Germany Mussolini sent word to Hitler that he must not go through with the anti-Jewish boycott planed for the first April. Hitler who idolized Mussolini was not pleased with this request stating that Mussolini knows nothing of the Jewish problem seeing that Mussolini had Jews for advisers
Foreign Minister von Neurath Resigns In Protest Of Anti-Jewish Boycott
Started 1933-03-31Ended 1933-03-31
In protest of Hitler’s anti Jewish protest Foreign Minister von Neurath resigns. In response Hitler says that if von Neurath can get statements from the United States, Britain, and Foreign Jewish groups that the atrocity charges against Germany were lies, and to call off the Jewish led anti-German boycotts he would call off the Nazi Boycotts scheduled to start the next day.
Von Neurath took the charge and got the desired statements from both countries and some of the large Jewish groups apposed to the boycott. When von Neurath presented this to Hitler he still declined to stop the anti-Jew boycott.
Von Neurath took the charge and got the desired statements from both countries and some of the large Jewish groups apposed to the boycott. When von Neurath presented this to Hitler he still declined to stop the anti-Jew boycott.
Hitler “Pauses” Anti-Jewish Boycott Under Final Request From von Hindenburg
Started 1933-03-31Ended 1933-03-31
Hitler receives a final call from von Hindenburg requesting that he calls off the anti-Jewish boycott. Hitler finally agrees to call off the boycott seeing that the Nazi party is still young and boycotts focused on Germany would destroy the party. Instead of totally stopping the boycott he declared them “paused” for five days to see if the anti-German boycott will stop, and if at such time it has he will totally abandon his anti-Jewish counter boycott.
This turned out to be only words because the SA brown-shirts went on with a violent boycott despite what Hitler said, and even coupled it with vandalism and assaults.
This turned out to be only words because the SA brown-shirts went on with a violent boycott despite what Hitler said, and even coupled it with vandalism and assaults.
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis “The Jews Must Leave Germany”
Started 1933-02-14Ended 1933-02-14
Just two weeks after Hitler becomes chancellor Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis is on record in conversation with Stephen Wise saying that “the Jews must leave Germany. There is no other way”.
Gruenbaum Balks At Lichtheim’s Death Camps Intel
Started 1942-08-08Ended 1942-10-08
Lichtheim had received word that the Nazis had constructed death camps of the Jews. The plan was to send all (3.5 to 4 million) Jews in Germany’s controlled territories to the camps and exterminate them “in one blow”.
Gruenbaum responded back stating that Lichtheim’s claims were “imagination aggravated by justified fear”
Gruenbaum responded back stating that Lichtheim’s claims were “imagination aggravated by justified fear”
Riegner Gets Intelligence Report From Schulte That Hitler Was Planing To Gas Jews
Started 1942-08-08Ended 1942-08-08
Eduard Schulte who had close working ties to top level Nazis had sent word to Gerhard Riegner stating that the Nazi’s planed on gassing all the Jews in German held providences. The report was sent to American and British governments, and also heads of Zionist Jew organizations. The groups mostly ignored the account.
Rabbi Wise Receives A Copy Of The Riegner Cable
Started 1942-08-28Ended 1942-08-28
British Parliament member Sidney Silverman sends a copy of the Riegner cable to Rabbi Stephen Wise. The United States State Department had the document, but failed to relay the information to Wise.
Rosenbluth Leads Zionist Team to London To Enforce Göring’s Demands.
Started 1933-03-27Ended 1933-03-27
On the demand of Göring the German Jewish leaders go the London to stop the stop the anti-German boycott. The group was lead by Martin Rosenbluth, and also included Richard Lichtheim, and Ludwing Tietz.
Once in the Zionist headquarters they along with other British Zionist’s mad a phone call to rabbi Wise in the United States to get him to stop the Madison Square Garden protest which he declined to do.
When the group did what Göring asked they met with German ambassador Leopold von Hoesch who asked them to confront Rufus Isaacs the Lord of Reading. Isaacs was going to resign in protest of the Third Reich treatment of Jews, but Hitler did not want the bad press. The group was able to get Isaacs to delay his resignation by two weeks, but he still vented his frustrations in parliament a few hours later.
Once in the Zionist headquarters they along with other British Zionist’s mad a phone call to rabbi Wise in the United States to get him to stop the Madison Square Garden protest which he declined to do.
When the group did what Göring asked they met with German ambassador Leopold von Hoesch who asked them to confront Rufus Isaacs the Lord of Reading. Isaacs was going to resign in protest of the Third Reich treatment of Jews, but Hitler did not want the bad press. The group was able to get Isaacs to delay his resignation by two weeks, but he still vented his frustrations in parliament a few hours later.
Zionist Secret Response To Hitler’s Jewish Boycott
Started 1933-03-29Ended 1933-03-31
After learning about Hitler’s plan to counter the Jewish boycott of Germany with his own German-Jewish boycott the German Zionist group visiting London on Goring’s demand began having secret meetings with rich and powerful British Jews. The solution was to follow through with Zionist plan by the mass movement of Jews to Israel.
They met with Chaim Weizmann who helped setup meetings with Anthony Rothschild, Rufus Isaacs, Pinchas Rutenberg, and Lord Sieff.
They met with Chaim Weizmann who helped setup meetings with Anthony Rothschild, Rufus Isaacs, Pinchas Rutenberg, and Lord Sieff.
Zionist Palestine Try To Get Middle Class Jews To Palestine
Started 1933-03-16Ended 1933-03-16
Due to increased inquiries of Jews wanting to move the Palestine the Zionist leadership already in Palestine began to hold meetings to figure out how to allow Jews in Germany passage out. Problems arose with laws in Germany not allowing money to leave the country unless approved by the German government. This caused problems in two ways, first the people that could pay to move to Palestine were not allowed to, and second many did not want to leave all their possessions behind to start a new life in Palestine. Zionist interests wanted middle class Jews that could pay money to come to Palestine instead of poor Jews.
Zionist Quote: “There is a danger that German Jews with money will go to other countries and those lacking means will come here [Palestine]. We must work on this matter”
Zionist Quote: “There is a danger that German Jews with money will go to other countries and those lacking means will come here [Palestine]. We must work on this matter”
Nazis Approve Letting Jews Leave To Palestine If They Forfeit Wealth
In meetings between Nazis Hans Hartenstein and Hans Schmidt-Roelke, and Zionist supporter Sam Cohen a deal was struck to allow Jews to leave Nazi controlled Germany. Jews could pay the money to migrate to Palestine, but in exchange they would have to leave behind all other wealth not need to move their family. Wealth in this manner would be confiscated by the Nazi government. Other positions included houses and businesses would be given to white Germans.
Author and historian Edwin Black states that “the Zionist movement promoting German exports would not only increase desperately needed foreign exchange and domestic jobs, but would pierce a stake through the heart of the Jewish-led anti-Nazi boycott”
Author and historian Edwin Black states that “the Zionist movement promoting German exports would not only increase desperately needed foreign exchange and domestic jobs, but would pierce a stake through the heart of the Jewish-led anti-Nazi boycott”
Cohen Goes To Palestine To Arrange Details Of Nazi / Zionist Deal With Wolff
Started 1933-03-28Ended 1933-03-31
After his meeting with Hartenstein and Schmidt-Roelke Cohen leaves for Palestine. He was to work out transfer arrangements with the German consul Heinrich Wolff.
While there he Cohen worked with Chaim Arlosoroff and Selig Brodetsky both Zionists to check and see if the German government had kept it’s end of the bargain to allow German Jews to export enough money to immigrate to Palestine.
While there he Cohen worked with Chaim Arlosoroff and Selig Brodetsky both Zionists to check and see if the German government had kept it’s end of the bargain to allow German Jews to export enough money to immigrate to Palestine.
Zionists Begin Probing Germany For Jewish Exchange Deal Confirmation
Started 1933-03-30Ended 1933-04-05
After all the channels were cleared in Palestine for the influx of Jews leaving Germany the Zionist organizations began to see if the Nazis made good on their end of the deal. After a week of correspondence between Palestine and Germany (through Britain) they received confirmation that Jews were now allowed to send the needed money to Britain to pay for passage to Palestine.
Zionist Hide Secret Agreement With Nazis Giving Britain Credit For Jewish Currency Exchange
Started 1933-04-08Ended 1933-04-13
Due to tensions between world wide Jewish population and the Nazis (the counter boycotts and protests) the Zionists thought it unwise to announce they had worked out a secret deal with the Nazis to allow middle class Jews to buy their way out of Germany. Instead they gave credit to the British government.
Jewish Socialist Kurt Eisner Assassinated In Munich Germany
Started 1919-02-21Ended 1919-02-21
Kurt Eisner was shot in the back by the German nationalist Anton Arco-Valley. Hitler attended the funeral.
Anton Drexler Confronts Hitler In A Letter For Lying About His History With The Nazi Party
Drexler became perturbed with Hitler after he lied about his history with the early German Worker’s Party. Hitler stated that he had joined the party when it first started, and that he was the seventh member to join. In actuality he joined nine months after it’s inception, and was the five hundredth and fifty fifth person to join.
Hitler In Court For Violent Breakup Of A Meeting
Found guilty Hitler was sentenced to three months imprisonment, but judge George Neithardt stepped in and got the sentence reduced to one month and probation. Neithardt was the judge to preside over Hitler in the Beer Hall Putsch case.
Destruction of files related to this case was top priority when the Nazis first came to power.
Destruction of files related to this case was top priority when the Nazis first came to power.
Hitler Requests The Chancellorship After Nazi Party Becomes Largest Party In The Reichstag
Started 1932-08-13Ended 1932-08-13
Once the Nazi party became the largest party in the Reichstag Hitler held a meeting with President Hindenburg to request the Chancellorship. Since the Nazis did not hold the majority Hindenburg turned him down.
Petition To Hindenburg For Hitler As Chancellor
Due to Communist party power growing in Germany some predominant powers began a petition to get Hindenburg to appoint Hitler to the chancellorship.
Hitler and Von Papen Meet To Plot Rout To Power
Started 1933-01-04Ended 1933-01-30
Through meetings together von Papen agreed to push for Hitler to become Chancellor, but only if von Papen was put in the the Vice-Chancellor position.
Also Hitler agreed that he could only have two other Nazis in his cabinet. Göring as Minister, and Frick as Reich Minister of the Interior.
These meetings took place at the house of German banker Kurt von Schröder.
Also Hitler agreed that he could only have two other Nazis in his cabinet. Göring as Minister, and Frick as Reich Minister of the Interior.
These meetings took place at the house of German banker Kurt von Schröder.
Assassination of Ernst vom Rath By Herschel Grynszpan
Started 1938-11-07Ended 1938-11-09
Angry about the deportation of his family out of Germany back to Poland Grynszpan shot vom Rath who died of his wounds two days later.
When vom Rath died Göbbels politicized his death, and with Hitler’s approval unleashed the Nazi SA upon the German Jew population in a pogrom known as Kristallnacht or the ’Night of Broken Glass’.
When vom Rath died Göbbels politicized his death, and with Hitler’s approval unleashed the Nazi SA upon the German Jew population in a pogrom known as Kristallnacht or the ’Night of Broken Glass’.
Nazi Pogrom “Night of Broken Glass”
Started 1938-11-09Ended 1938-11-09
In response to the death of Ernst vom Rath (whom had been shot two days earlier by Polish Jew Herschel Grynszpan) Göbbels approached Hitler to get approval to unleash an attack on German Jews.
With Hitler’s approval the SA was sent out to beat German Jews, and break the windows out of Jew’s houses and businesses. German Jews were also murdered this night.
With Hitler’s approval the SA was sent out to beat German Jews, and break the windows out of Jew’s houses and businesses. German Jews were also murdered this night.
Hitler Decrees No Jews In Government Positions
Started 1933-04-07Ended 1933-04-07
By decree of Hitler all Jews working in government positions are released from their job.
Arlosoroff’s Secret Zionist And Arab Sheikhs
Started 1933-04-08Ended 1933-04-26
Arlosoroff in an attempt to finalize the movement of German Jews two Palestine goes behind the back of the London lead Zionist movement to approve land deals with the Arab sheikhs. Other secret meetings with Zionists including Weizmann, Cunliffe-Lister, Wauchope, and Rutenberg to discuss the creation of a fund / holding company to buy land in Palestine.
In between secret meetings Arlosoroff would try to update the London Zionists who would get upset that London was not in control and getting to approve all deals and decisions being made by Arlosoroff. Neumann and Senator eventually resigned in protest of Arlosoroff’s secret meetings that they were not apart of.
Some how Arlosoroff learned of the encoded telegram sent by Neumann to London telling them to stop support of Arlosoroff, and in response Arlosoroff sent a second telegram posing as Neumann stating that the first message was sent without his permission and to disregard.
After another fight between Arlosoroff and Senator - Cohen proposes they use his preexisting orange orchard land business as the holding company. German representative Wolff agrees to this arrangement if Cohen agreed to only buy certain products from Germany rather than other cheaper sources.
In between secret meetings Arlosoroff would try to update the London Zionists who would get upset that London was not in control and getting to approve all deals and decisions being made by Arlosoroff. Neumann and Senator eventually resigned in protest of Arlosoroff’s secret meetings that they were not apart of.
Some how Arlosoroff learned of the encoded telegram sent by Neumann to London telling them to stop support of Arlosoroff, and in response Arlosoroff sent a second telegram posing as Neumann stating that the first message was sent without his permission and to disregard.
After another fight between Arlosoroff and Senator - Cohen proposes they use his preexisting orange orchard land business as the holding company. German representative Wolff agrees to this arrangement if Cohen agreed to only buy certain products from Germany rather than other cheaper sources.
Hans von Moltke Requests Poland To Stop Violent Anti German Boycott
Started 1933-04-06Ended 1933-04-06
The Polish people launch a enforced and violent boycott against German people and goods in Poland. Hans von Moltke requests that the Polish government step in but is told that they do not want to get involved with it. Germany then threatens to file a complaint with the League of Nations.
Newly Appointed Reichsbank Gives $70 Million To German Government
Started 1933-04-09Ended 1933-04-09
After three weeks of being appointed as president of the Reichsbank by Hitler Schacht gives the German government a check for $70 million dollars. The money was used to pay down some of Germany’s mounting foreign debt.
Newly Appointed Reichsbank Gives $70 Million To German Government
Started 1933-04-09Ended 1933-04-09
After three weeks of being appointed as president of the Reichsbank by Hitler Schacht gives the German government a check for $70 million dollars. The money was used to pay down some of Germany’s mounting foreign debt.
Berl Locker Begins To Disseminate Information To Zionist Jews To Not Participate In Anti-Nazi Boycott
Berl Locker spreads the word that Zionist Jews should not participate in the anti-Nazi boycotts going on world wide. This was out of fear that the Nazis would retaliate by breaking the transfer / money exchange deal the Zionist Jews had made with them.
Adler Receives Confirmation That German Jews Saying No Atrocities Were Under Duress
Started 1933-04-03Ended 1933-04-03
Adler received a letter from a German Jew friend that had escaped Germany and was living in France as a refugee. The letter had a list of Jews that were reported tortured to death.
The letter went on to say any one denying the atrocities was under duress or lying, and that only the Jews in Germany knew what was going on.
Adler ignores the letter and keeps on speaking out against the anti-Nazi boycott.
The letter went on to say any one denying the atrocities was under duress or lying, and that only the Jews in Germany knew what was going on.
Adler ignores the letter and keeps on speaking out against the anti-Nazi boycott.
“Pro” Jewish Organizations Hide Cable Confirming Anti-Jewish Atrocities In Nazi-Germany
Started 1933-04-06Ended 1933-04-06
Cyrus Adler and Alfred Cohen receive a cable stating that the Nazi Göring was forcing top Jewish officials to lie about Nazis atrocities. The cable warned Jewish officials would be sending out cables to Jews abroad telling them to stop the anti-Nazi boycott because the anti-Nazi hysteria had been overly hyped.
Instead of releasing the cable to the public which would empower the anti-Nazi boycott the two men kept it hush, and sent the cable to the Secretary of State Cordel Hull who had already been oppressing this kind of information. Hull’s response was to setup a meeting time to discuss the contents of the cable.
Instead of releasing the cable to the public which would empower the anti-Nazi boycott the two men kept it hush, and sent the cable to the Secretary of State Cordel Hull who had already been oppressing this kind of information. Hull’s response was to setup a meeting time to discuss the contents of the cable.
Joint Distribution Committee Meeting Allows Speech Against German Boycott, But Not Pros
Started 1933-04-02Ended 1933-04-02
Cyrus Adler and Joseph Proskauer showed clear leanings against the anti-Nazi boycott, but once Jacob Sunderling wanted to speak the other side of pro boycott the meeting was instantly shutdown. This was done under the guise of keeping the Joint Distribution Committee a neutral platform.
Adler Sends Letters To Jewish War Veterans Stating They Caused Anti-Jewish Boycott In Germany
Started 1933-04-06Ended 1933-04-06
Adler sends a letter to the Jewish War Veterans stating that they boycott they started “furnished a pretext for the German boycott” against the Jews.
In response JWV member George Fredman rebuked Adler and the American Jewish Committee stating that the JWV was the only group to combat German atrocities correctly - an attack on the AJC.
On the 16th Adler replies back stating that he and the AJC had been “acting in accordance with the wishes of leading Jews in Germany”. By this date Adler had received multiple confirmations that his “leading Jews” were either lying because of the Zionist agenda or were under duress.
In response JWV member George Fredman rebuked Adler and the American Jewish Committee stating that the JWV was the only group to combat German atrocities correctly - an attack on the AJC.
On the 16th Adler replies back stating that he and the AJC had been “acting in accordance with the wishes of leading Jews in Germany”. By this date Adler had received multiple confirmations that his “leading Jews” were either lying because of the Zionist agenda or were under duress.
Schacht Purposes To Freeze Accounts In Germany Belonging To Foreigners And Emigrants
Started 1933-04-07Ended 1933-04-07
After the anti-Nazi boycott had started Schacht met with von Neurath and Hitler to talk about the dire situation. For a remedy Schacht purposes that the Reichsbank freeze accounts of foreigners and emigrants. This frozen money would be used to pay reparations while the owners would only be able to spend their money in Germany.
Moltke Reports Violent Polish Anti-German Boycott Leading To Talks Of Preemptive War
Started 1933-04-12Ended 1933-04-12
In a report sent to the German government from the ambassador to Poland - Hans von Moltke he states that the slogan being chanted was “destruction of everything in Poland which is still German”. He also reiterates that the Polish government had no interest in trying to subdue the violence and was even looking at the unrest as “useful”. Also Poland had set a double standard by stating that if any Polish people in Germany were harmed Poland would retaliate.
Moltke’s Assessment Of Preemptive Strike On Germany By Poland
Started 1933-04-23Ended 1933-04-23
Word on the Poland streets was that if Hitler was left in power he would eventually end up attacking Poland. So many leaders were for a preemptive attack to over take the East Prussia region of Germany. The only thing stopping an invasion was that Poland believed Germany had been amassing stock piles of weapons which was not true as of yet, and doubts in their own military prowess along with the costs of the conflict in the time of the Great Depression. Considering the situation Moltke’s assessment sent to the Nazi government was fifty percent chance of a Polish invasion.
Czech President Would Stand By Polish Invasion Of Nazi Germany
Started 1933-04-22Ended 1933-04-22
In a cable sent from von Hassell to von Neurath and von Hindenburg he stats that reliable sources close to Czech President Masaryk had stated that he would support Poland if they decided for a preemptive war against Germany.
German Ambassador To Czechoslovakia Confirms Masaryk’s Intentions To Back Polish Invasion
Started 1933-04-25Ended 1933-04-25
Walter Koch the German ambassador to Czechoslovakia sends a cable to Berlin stating that there is “no doubt” that preemptive war was under careful consideration in Prague. He also says that Masaryk had been making statements in favor of Poland attacking Germany and that the Czech government would fully back the attack.
Schacht’s Trip To America
Started 1933-05-04Ended 1933-05-13
Schacht then President of Reichsbank had come to America to talk to President Roosevelt and the Secretary of State Hull about the current Germany situation. Roosevelt voiced concerns about the Jewish persecution going on in Germany, but was eager to mend economic ties. Also at the meeting Schacht dropped the bomb - Germany was running out of finances and would soon be defaulting on all external loans. Roosevelt’s response was “Serves the Wall Street bankers right!”. Hull was more concerned with this news and the affects that it would have on the depression ravaged American economy.
Schacht also met with President of RCA David Sarnoff and other prominent Jewish group heads including Stephen Wise. Schacht repeated the Nazi rhetoric that what was happening inside of Germany was not the concern of foreigners. The talks broke down and went nowhere - especially seeing that the Jews knew that the boycott was crippling Germany’s economy.
When Schacht was leaving he was contacted by James McDonald on behalf of the Foreign Policy Association. McDonald stated that France was talking about invading Germany and dividing up the country if the Jewish persecution continued. The information was relayed to Hitler after Schacht was back on the boat to Germany.
Schacht also met with President of RCA David Sarnoff and other prominent Jewish group heads including Stephen Wise. Schacht repeated the Nazi rhetoric that what was happening inside of Germany was not the concern of foreigners. The talks broke down and went nowhere - especially seeing that the Jews knew that the boycott was crippling Germany’s economy.
When Schacht was leaving he was contacted by James McDonald on behalf of the Foreign Policy Association. McDonald stated that France was talking about invading Germany and dividing up the country if the Jewish persecution continued. The information was relayed to Hitler after Schacht was back on the boat to Germany.
Nazis Revoke Zionist Currency Exchange
Due to the boycott against German goods especially in Zionist run Palestine the Nazis cancel the currency exchange deal they had made with Cohen a few months before. This was found out by Cohen and Arlosoroff separately after returning to Germany from Palestine. Jews that had payed the fee were also being turned back at the border.
The deal was revoked by Hans Hartenstein since the Zionist’s had promised that this deal would increase German exports. With Jews in Palestine taking up boycott against Germany this was not the case.
Nazis had also already reduced the amount of the exchange to 2/3rds the required amount to immigrate to Palestine. This was due to the world wide boycotts which the Nazis saw to be part of the Jewish conspiracy which the Zionists could call off at any time.
The deal was revoked by Hans Hartenstein since the Zionist’s had promised that this deal would increase German exports. With Jews in Palestine taking up boycott against Germany this was not the case.
Nazis had also already reduced the amount of the exchange to 2/3rds the required amount to immigrate to Palestine. This was due to the world wide boycotts which the Nazis saw to be part of the Jewish conspiracy which the Zionists could call off at any time.
Nazis Accept Sam Cohen’s Transfer Deal
Started 1933-05-13Ended 1933-05-13
Cohen had been working with the Nazis to allow Jews to give 10% of their value to the Nazis. In exchange the Nazis would allow the Jews to pay the 1000 pounds it would take to transfer to Palestine. The remainder of the money would stay in Germany where it would be sold through Cohen’s company to outside inverters wanting to buy up cheep German money.
With the Jewish led boycott pounding hard on the German economy Hitler had little choice and accepted Cohen’s deal.
With the Jewish led boycott pounding hard on the German economy Hitler had little choice and accepted Cohen’s deal.
Sam Cohen’s Transfer Agreement Approved In Writing
Started 1933-05-19Ended 1933-05-19
Nearly a week after Cohen’s deal was approved via telegram the deal is put into writing by Nazi officials and Jews are able to liquidate assets, but only through Cohen’s company Hanotaiah.
This monopoly Cohen held for the liquidation of all Jews wishing to leave Germany was not liked by top level Zionists - especially when Cohen just weeks before had promised that this was not an exclusive monopoly through his company.
This monopoly Cohen held for the liquidation of all Jews wishing to leave Germany was not liked by top level Zionists - especially when Cohen just weeks before had promised that this was not an exclusive monopoly through his company.
British Intelligence Uncover Nazi Plans To Gas England
Two reports from British Intelligence released in 2011 state that the Nazis planed to use Anthrax and/or foot-and-mouth disease against the United Kingdom. The first report stated that the Nazis planed a land attack lead with a gas to get the beach head to evacuate. The second report said that the Nazis planed a false flag Reichstag event claiming that British forces used biological agents against the Nazis as a false pretense to launch a counter biological attack on Britain.
General Motors Lies To Congress Stating They Did Not Help In Nazi Rearmament
In front of congress General Motors claims they did not help in the Nazi rearmament even though executive James Mooney personal oversaw the conversion of their Russelsheim plant from automobiles to war plane engines.
James Mooney - I Won’t Give Up Nazi Metal, That May Cost GM Millions
James Mooney in a interview with reporter Henry Paynter says that he would in no way jeopardize relations with Hitler or the Nazi party by returning his Grand Cross of the German Eagle metal. He justified this by saying that it would cost General Motors the one hundred million dollars they have invested with the country.
Ford Admits It Made At Least $60,000 From Nazi Wartime Productions
Once the war ended Ford collected at least sixty thousand dollars from it’s subsidiary in Germany. This was found by Ford historians looking through historical financial documents. Ford declined interviews with the historians stating they were busy researching. It is not known if this was the total amount of money collected. This was from the years 1940 to 1943 when the company used forced labor under Nazi control to create weapons of war.