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First concentration camp opens in Dachau.
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Vladek meets Anja in Poland
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Anja and Vladek get married.
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Richieu is born
Anja and Vladek's first son Richieu is born. Richieu was later posioned by the women who was taking care of him because she did not want him to have to face the concentration camps. -
Vladek in Polish Army
Vladek was drafted in 1939. -
Germany invades Poland
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Vladek is taken as prisoner of war
Vladek was taken as a Prisoner of War in 1939. The prisoners had to undergo multiples checks to determine IF they would live and have a value to the Nazi's -
Jews now have to wear things to identify themselves
At the concentration camps, numbers were placed on the prisoners identifying them as a Jew. Also, Jew's were forced to wear arm bands with a yellow Star of David on it. -
Vladek released as a POW
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Auschwitz Opens
This became one of the most powerful concentration camps. Over 4 million died here between the years 1940 and 1945. -
First gassing
Gassing was a way of killing the prisoners. Prisoners were often taken in groups -
2000 prisoners enter Auschwitz
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Anja and Vladek caught trying to escape to Hungary. caught and brought to Auschwitz
Anja and Vladek almost escaped to Hungary, but at the border they were caught and brought to Auschwitz -
Vladek's son Artie is born
Vladek's son Artie is born. The story of Maus is told through Artie's comics.
