AThomas Historical Fiction Timelines

  • September 1939

    September 1939
    World War II Begins
    WWII Video
  • Denmark April 1940

    Denmark April 1940
    German soldiers cross into the border into Denmark.
    All About Denmark
  • Denmark September 1940

    Denmark September 1940
    King Christian X rides through the streets of Copenhagen as a symbol of hope and solidarity against the Nazi occupations. He is unguarded and greeted by Danes with love and admiration. Denmark During WWII
  • Number the Stars - November 1940

    Number the Stars - November 1940
    Annemarie's older sister, Lise, dies.
    We are unsure of how, but the author reveals in a flashback, that Annemarie had an older sister who has since then passed.
  • Denmark August 1943

    Denmark August 1943
    Nazis in Denmark begin collecting Jews for "relocation."
    Germans take over the Danish goverment and begin the "Final Solution," which consists of rounding up Jews to concentration camps.
  • Number the Stars - September 4, 1943

    Number the Stars - September 4, 1943
    Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirstie are stopped and interrogated by two Nazi soldiers on Osterbrogade Street in Copenhagen.
  • Number the Stars - September 8, 1943

    Number the Stars - September 8, 1943
    Mrs. Hirsch's button shop is boarded up and vacant. Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirstie attempt to buy a button from Mrs. Hirsch's button shop. When they arrive they find the shop doors boarded shut and German writing and signs over the doors.