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Hitler invades Poland. 2 days later Britain and France Declare war on Germany
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First Jewish Ghetto is established in Lublin.
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Star of David is required to be worn on Jews at all times in all places.
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Auschwitz concentration camp is now open and commanded by Rudolf Hoss.
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Hitler begins Operation Barbossa- the invasion of Russia.
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Romanian troops conduct a program against Jews in the town of Jassy, killing 10,000.
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Beginning of general deportation of German Jews.
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The Red Army captures Kaluga
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Russia's Foreign Minister blames Germany in the massacre of 52,000 in Kiev.
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The 'Final Solution' law is passed and adopted stating that all Jews in Europe were to be transported to the East. Those who could work, would work until they died, those who couldn't were to be put to death immediately.
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Surrender at Stalingad marks Germany first major defeat.
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D Day: The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
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Warsaw liberated by Red Army troops. A government favourable to the Communists is installed.
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Dachau concentration camp is liberated by the U.S. 7th Army. All forces in Italy officially surrender and a ceasefire is declared.
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Hitler and his wife commit suicide, he by a combination of poison and a gunshot. Before he dies Adolf Hitler dictates his last will and testament. In it Joseph Goebbels is appointed Reich Chancellor and Grand Admiral Karl Dnitz is appointed Reich President.
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The Battle of Berlin ends when German General Helmuth Weidling, commander of the Berlin Defence Area, unconditionally surrenders the city of Berlin to Soviet General Vasily Chuikov.
