Who was colonel chivington

answer:

John Milton Chivington was an American Methodist pastor, Mason and mass murderer who served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign of the American Civil War.

the answer is typhoon

so they can differentiate themselves from others as they saw themselves as the superior race. the star was basically a symbol that meant you are a less of a person than i am because of my race. the star was also degrading for those who had to wear it because they were aware of this and the nazis used the notion to make them feel less like a person.