Holocaust Liberation

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day;Allied forces land in France
  • Period: to

    The end of the war in Europe (1944-1945)

  • Liberation of Majdanek

    Liberation of Majdanek
    Soviet Troops liberate Majdanek, the first death camp freed.
  • Hungarian Jews Saved

    Hungarian Jews Saved
    Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenburg and others work to save Hungarian Jews from deporattion.
  • Bricha is formed

    Bricha is formed
    A secret organization called Bricha is formed to smuggle Jewish survivors to Palestine.
  • Auschwitz Death March Liberation

    Auschwitz Death March Liberation
    Auschwitz death march prisoners are liberated by the Soviets.
  • Buchenwald Liberation

    Buchenwald Liberation
    American Troops liberate the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. British enter Bergen-Belsen three days later.