March 16
Conscription re-introduced in defiance of Treaty of Versailles

May 21
Nazis ban Jews from serving in the military in Germany

Summer
Juden Verboten ("No Jews") signs increase in number outside towns, villages, stores and restaurants

September 6
Jewish newspapers can no longer be sold in the street

September 15
Nuremberg Laws deprive Jews of German citizenship and reduce them to the status of 'subjects'

March 7
German troops march into the Rhineland

June 17
Himmler made Head of the German police

August 1
The Olympic Games are opened in Berlin. Signs reading "Jews Not Welcome" are temporarily removed from most public places to present a favourable picture to foreign tourists

October 25
Hitler and Mussolini form Rome-Berlin Axis

November 25
Germany and Japan sign military pact

January
Jews are banned from many professional occupations, e.g. accountancy and dentistry

July 16
Buchenwald concentration camp opens

November 16
Jews can obtain passports for travel abroad only in special cases

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