Governor General Hans Frank orders all Jews in the Generalgouvernement to wear a Jewish badge, consisting of a white armband embroidered with a blue Star of David, on their exterior clothing at all times. Non-compliance is punishable by death.
In December 1942, Himmler orders the deportation of all Sinti and Roma from the German Reich. It is estimated that between 90,000 and 150,000 Sinti and Roma were killed across German-occupied Europe by the Nazis and collaborators.
Building on previous agreements between Nazi Germany and Italy and Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, the Tripartite Pact of September 1940 formalized the Axis alliance between the three countries. Later, states throughout southeast Europe are pressured to join the Axis, including Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Croatia.
Hermann Goering, Director of the Four-Year Plan for the German economy and Hitler's deputy, instructs Chief of the Security Police and the SD Reinhard Heydrich to establish a central agency for Jewish emigration to facilitate a solution to the "Jewish question" in the Reich by coercing Jews to leave.
In the second federal election held within one year, the National Socialist Freedom Party (NSFP) wins just 3% of the votes, losing 18 seats. The Social Democratic Party (SDP) remains the largest party after winning 131 of the 493 seats. Voter turnout is 78.8%.