The Holocaust ended with the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945, followed by the end of World War II in Europe. The pivotal terminus is commonly marked by V-E Day on May 8, 1945, when Germany formally surrendered to the Allied forces, though some Nazi camps were liberated in the weeks and months that followed, and concentration camp liberation continued into early 1945 and even into 1946 in some cases due to displaced persons and ongoing investigations. The period of the Holocaust itself lasted from early 1933, when the Nazi regime began implementing anti-Jewish policies, through 1945, with the collapse of the Nazi state and the liberation of camps by Allied forces. If you’d like, I can provide a concise timeline highlighting key dates from 1933 to 1945.
