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Ellie Wiesel is born in Sighet, Romania.
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Hitler is elected chancellor of Germany. The death camp,Dachau, opens,
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Buchenwald, a death camp, opens.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany captures Denmark and Norway. The death camp, Aucshwitz, opens
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Auschwitz and Dachau start using crematorias
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Wiesel family arrives in Birkenall, Poland
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Ellie and his father are transported to Auschwitz.
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Russian forces liberate Auschwitz.
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American troops free inmates at Dachau and Buchenwald.
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World War II ends.
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Ellie enters Sorbonne to study philosophy.
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Ellie is encouraged to write about his life in the concentration camps.
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Ellie moves to the united states
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Ellie publishes the English version of NIGHT
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Ellie receives Nobel Peace Prize