Overview of the Holocaust: 1933–1945

Hitler reintroduced the military draft in 1935, in violation of the World War I Versailles Treaty. In 1936, German troops marched into the Rhineland and Hitler signed an agreement with Italy’s fascist dictator, Mussolini, to establish the Berlin-Rome Axis. In March 1938, German troops invaded Austria and were met with no resistance.

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