16 May 1938Heinrich Himmler orders the establishment of the ‘Reich Central Office for Combating the Gypsy Nuisance’ in the Reich Criminal Police Office in Berlin, Germany.
1 October 1938The ‘Reich Central Office for Combating the Gypsy Nuisance’ in Berlin, Germany, is in operation.
8 December 1938The circular decree issued by Heinrich Himmler to ‘combat the Gypsy Menace’ emphasises the racial policy objectives of state measures in Germany and initiates the total registration of members of the minority.
1940
27 April 1940Heinrich Himmler orders the deportation of Sinti and Roma from western and north-western Germany to the General Government, German-occupied Poland.
1942
16 December 1942‘Auschwitz Decree’: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel (‘Reichsführer SS’), orders the deportation of Sinti and Roma from the German Reich to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp.
