Elie Weisel vs Vladek Speigelman vs WWII By lafemme Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Dec 31, 1945 Elie Wiesel, Vladek Spiegelman, the war Aug 24, 1939 Vladek was drafted into the army Sep 1, 1939 WWII started Sep 15, 1939 Vladek was taken in as a POW May 20, 1940 Auschwitz opens May 16, 1941 German army occupied Sighet Elies town May 16, 1941 bombing of london Jun 10, 1941 Italy Joined Axis Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor is bombed Dec 20, 1941 Vladek and his family are being relocated into Stara sosnowiec Dec 31, 1941 Elie meets Moishe and starts being taught by him Dec 22, 1942 Moishe comes back from labor camp Sep 15, 1943 Richeiv is sent to zawiercie, he dies that same year Mar 1, 1944 Anja and Vladek arrive in Auschwitz Apr 1, 1944 Vladek is set to Auschwitz and works as tinman Apr 11, 1944 Hungary is taken over by Nazi Germnay Apr 30, 1944 Elie and his family is forced into a Ghetto May 5, 1944 Elie and his family are sent to Auschwitz in cattle cars May 15, 1944 Anja and Vladek go into hiding in sosnowiec Jun 6, 1944 D-day Oct 4, 1944 Anja is moved to Auschwitz Jan 1, 1945 Deconstruction of camp begins, death march soon after Jan 11, 1945 Elie undergoes surgery in the Auschwitz infirmary Jan 20, 1945 Elie and his father arrive in Buchenwald Jan 28, 1945 Elie's father dies Feb 15, 1945 Vladek goes to Dachau May 4, 1945 Hitler surrenders Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
