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Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany when he was part of the National Socialist German Workers' Party or Nazi Party which was was founded in 1919. This group promoted German pride and anti-Semitism. Hitler became the leader of it in 1921.
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Kristallnacht was when Germans torched and burned synagogues, killed close to one hundred Jews, and vandalized Jewish schools, businesses, and homes. They even arrested 30,000 Jewish men and sent them to Concentration Camps. This uprising was also known as the Night of Broken Glass.
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On September 1, 1939, Germans invaded Poland. This massive attack ended in victory for Germany but caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later.
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Germany decided that they should take over Denmark, so Operation Weserübung commenced. It ends as a quick victory for the Germans as Denmark is such a small country with a small army. King Christian X decided to surrender because he knew if he didn't, so many people would die.
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Lise Johansen died when she was shot by Nazis in a cellar where the Resistance held meetings when the Nazis raided the place. She was part of the Resistance which included Peter Neilson.
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When Ellen Rosen and Annamarie Johansen started running on Osterbrogade, two soldiers told them "Halte!" The soldiers asked them why they were running, and then they had a brief conversation. Annamarie and Ellen were very frightened from this incident.
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The Danes sunk their Navy because they didn't want it to fall into German hands. They would rather sink it themselves then have the Nazis take control of the ships.
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Since Germans started using dogs to find stowaways, Duchwitz came up with the cocaine handkerchief to fool the dog's sense of smell temporarily so the dogs couldn't find hidden stowaways trying to escape to Sweden.
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One day, Mrs. Johansen brought home new shoes for Kirsti. She didn't want to wear the shoes because they were made of fish skin and were colored green. The reason they were made of fish skin was because there was very little leather in Denmark anymore. To fix this problem of Kirsti's dislike of her shoes, Ellen offered to take home Kirsti's shoes and ask her dad to make them black with his black ink.
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For a while since the Germans took over, some soldiers occupied Denmark but it wasn't a major problem. Later, August 28, 1943 to be exact, the Danish government rejected Germany conditions and some other effects they had on them. Then, Germany started closing Jewish shops and taking Jews to Concentration camps in October.
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Since the Denmark government rejected some of German's effects and conditions they put them in on August 28, 1943, Germany then started taking away Jews from their homes and sending them to concentration camps in October after being fairly not controlling.
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Since Germany started closing Jewish shops and "relocating" Jews to concentration camps, the Hirshops were relocated and their shop was closed. Annamarie, Ellen, and Kirsti found this out when they stopped to get Kirsti a button. They saw a sign in German on the door too.
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The Rosens ended up leaving their house and because they were Jewish and didn't want to be "relocated", German officers trying to find them wanted to send them away. They suspected they might be visiting their good friend the Johansens, so they searched their house. Fortunately, though Ellen was visiting and pretending to be Lise, no one was relocated to those horrid concentration camps.
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Ellen Rosen came to the Johansen's house since Nazis starting sending Jews to Concentration Camps. As you may assume, Ellen was Jewish. This is why, she came over to pretend to be Annamarie's sister Lise which wasn't Jewish who had died. The Johansens wanted to protect Ellen from harm.
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They visited Uncle Henrik so that they can help provide clothing for some people and to help the Rosens escape to Sweden safely. The reason Mr. Johansen doesn't come is because people may suspect something if he doesn't go to work. Also, during the ride to get there, some soldiers went through the train they were riding on and asking questions and inspecting the cars.
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The so called Great aunt Birte, is actually a coffin full of clothes and blankets. Before it was opened, Annamarie pondered if Birte is real because she knew almost ever member of her family, and she has never heard of Great aunt Birte.
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Some people gathered to "worship" Great aunt Birte. Actually though, they go to receive clothes and blankets.
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Some Nazi soldiers came to inspect Uncle Henrik's house because of the large gathering of people. The Nazis wanted to open up the coffin, but if they open it they'll find clothes and blankets, so Mrs. Johansen says that Birte had typhus so they couldn't open it. The soldiers ended up leaving.
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Because it was becoming cold, Great aunt Birte's coffin was opened, and everyone received clothing and blankets and jackets.
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During the night, Mrs. Johansen assisted the Rosens to the dock for them to be transported to Sweden. The reason Mrs. Johansen did this is because she knew the land, including the path, fairly well even in the dark.
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This is very important because under the lunch, there is a cocaine handkerchief hidden in it to fool the dogs sense of smell in case they board Uncle Herick's ship, the "Ingeborg", and find the stowaways.
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As Annamarie is walking along to give Uncle Henrick his "lunch" with the cocaine handkerchief in it, four soldiers stopped her. They took most of the food, fed it to the dogs, and took a look at the handkerchief but luckily put it back in the basket the lunch was in.
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As the "Ingeborg" (Henrik's boat) was preparing to leave the dock, some soldiers with dogs searched his boat. Thanks to the cocaine handkerchief Annamarie brought to Henrik, the dogs were unable to locate the Rosens.
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Though the boat they were on was searched, they arrived safely by hiding in a secret compartment in the Ingeborg.
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After a while of occupation by Germany, Tivoli Gardens closed. Some German's burned two large parts of Tivoli and also some placed fire bombs in many Tivoli facilities. Tivoli Gardens is a amusement park in the heart of Copenhagen.
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Peter Neilson was captured by the Nazis and received a death sentence. He was executed by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, Copenhagen. He was shot, and the Nazis refused to return his body.
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After Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945 and Italy surrendered on September 8, 1943, Japan signed their surrender on September 2, 1945 which ended World War 2.
