The exact date when things erupted with the Holocaust is difficult to pinpoint, as it was a gradual process that escalated over time. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which deprived Jews of their citizenship and basic rights, were a significant turning point in the persecution of Jews in Germany. The Kristallnacht pogrom of November 9-10, 1938, during which Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were attacked and destroyed throughout Germany and Austria, marked a further escalation of violence against Jews.
In September 1941, the German government began implementing the "Final Solution," a plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe. This led to the establishment of extermination camps, such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Sobibor, and Belzec, where millions of Jews were systematically killed using gas chambers and other methods. The Holocaust reached its peak in 1942-1943, when hundreds of thousands of Jews were deported to extermination camps and murdered each month.
The liberation of concentration and extermination camps by Allied forces in 1945 marked the end of the Holocaust. The Nuremberg Trials, held after the war, brought some of the perpetrators of the Holocaust to justice, but many others escaped punishment or were never held accountable. The Holocaust remains one of the darkest chapters in human history and serves as a reminder of the dangers of hatred, racism, and intolerance.