Night

By nealtyler14

  • Hitler becomes leader of Germany

    Hitler becomes leaderAdolf Hitler is decided to be the leader of the Nazi party in Germany and signifies the real formation of the Nazi party.

  • The sawastika is formed

    Sawstika is formed40,000 SA and SS men are sworn in as auxiliary police

  • Nazi party is only legal party in Germany

    Nazi party only one legalNazi Party is declared the only legal party in Germany; Also, Nazis pass Law to strip Jewish immigrants from Poland of their German citizenship.

  • Soviet invade Poland

    sovietSoviet troops invade eastern Poland.

  • Jews deported

    Jews deportedNazis begin to deport millions of Jews to Poland and restrict them to ghettos.

  • Moishe escapes to warn the jews

    Moshe warnsLate in the year: Moshe the Beadle escapes Gestapo slaughter to warn the Jews in Sighet

  • Nazis take over jews

    April: Nazis arrest Jewish leaders and close synagogues in Nazis arrest jewish leaders and close synagogues in Transylvania. Jews are quarantined. Nazis confiscate valuables and force transylvainian Jews to wear the yellow Star of David and ban them from restaurants, cafes, and public transportation.

  • Jews forced to Line up

    Jews forced into lines All Sighet Jews are forced from their homes and told to line up in the street at 8 A.M. At 1 P.M., the first group departs by train.

  • Weisels get deported

    DeportationElie's family marches to the "little ghetto." A few days later: The Wiesels join the last group of deportees aboard a railway cattle car.

  • Elie gets tattoed

    TattoosThe convoy reaches Birkenau, and Elie and Chlomo spend their first night in camp. Summer Guards send Elie and Chlomo to Auschwitz. There, they meet Stein of Antwerp. Elie and Chlomo march to Buna. Elie is tattooed A-7713 on his left arm.

  • Elie undergoes surgery

    Elie undergoes surgery in the Auschwitz infirmary. Shlomo and Elie run with evacuees to Gleiwitz, where they and others board open cattle cars for a ten-day ride to Buchenwald in central Germany.

  • Soviet Union liberate camp

    soviets invade The red army liberates Auschwitz

  • Elies father dies

    Weisels deported Schlomo Wiesel dies in a bunk at Buchenwald.

  • U.S. troops liberate camp

    liberation of camp Elie falls ill with food poisoning. Elie is liberated with the arrival of U.S. troops.

  • US liberate Buchenwald

    liberation of BuchenwaldFirst American tanks roll in to Buchenwald and start evacuating the prisoners.