4 March 1935The city of Magdeburg, Germany, decides to set up a detention camp for Sinti and Roma.
1943
26 February 1943The first Sinti and Roma are deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp in Camp Section BIIe on the basis of the ‘Auschwitz Decree’. From 1 March 1943, further deportation trains with Sinti and Roma arrive almost daily.
1998
29 October 1998In Magdeburg, Germany, a memorial to the Sinti and Roma deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp is unveiled in front of the cathedral.
2009
1 March 2009In Magdeburg, Germany, a memorial is unveiled on the site of the former detention camp.
