Britain and France appease Hitler by allowing Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia. Anti-Semitic riots erupt in Germany and Austria. Synagogues are burned, shops are damaged and looted. Many Jews are arrested and sent to concentration camps. World War II begins.
Euthanasia program is instituted within Germany and Austria.
Mentally and physically disabled persons are gassed. Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece. Eventually more than 300,000 are deported. The German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad. This marks a turning point in the war.