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Johann Georg Elser was born on January 4, 1903. Elser was born in Hermaringen, Germany. His father was Ludwig Elser and his mother was Maria Müller
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The German Republic was nnounced in Berlin
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There were 32 attempts to kill Hitler and end prevent WWII from happening, but all of them failed.
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Elser was a part of a group called the Red Front Fighters’ that went through the 1930’s
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Elser does not agree with national sectionalism
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Ever since Hitler took office, Elser hated him and the Nazis. Before Hitler took office, Elser was a supporter of the communists, Georg refused to do the Nazi salute. Elser could see through the way Hitler was treating others that there was going to be war soon.
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On November 8, 1933, exactly a year before the tragic event, Elser was attending the annual commemoration. Since it was an annual event, Elser thought it was the perfect opportunity to put his plan into action!
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Each year since November 8, 1933, Hitler had come to the same beer hall and delivered a 2 hour speech, starting at 8:30. At that precise time that, in 1932, he bulldozed into the hall shooting a pistol, interrupting a meeting of city officials, and firing 2 shots at the ceiling. Declaring revolution.
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Working by flashlight, Elser took three nights to finish this job. The sound of the chisel pounding against the stone echoed throughout the building.
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War had broken out 2 months before and Hitler had more matters to deal with and has to get back to Berlin. On this day, Hitler had begun his speech earlier than normal instead of the usual 2 hour speech, he only spoke for 1 hour. Thirteen minutes later Elser’s bomb went off killing 8 Nazis and injuring over 80.
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Hitler survived the bombing but started a war against European Jews.
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WWII starts September 1,1939
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On September 1, 1939, with 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes, the German forces invade Poland.
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On November 8, 1939, Elser was arrested by two border guards
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In November 1940, 10 months before Germany invaded Poland, Elser rode a train to Munich and scouted out the Nazi celebration.
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On April 9, 1940 Germany forces attacked Norway and Denmark. The Germans won over Denmark in one day. Norway surrenders to Germany on June 10th.
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On May 10, 1940 the Germans concentrate their attack through Luxembourg and the Ardennes Forest near the city of Sedan.
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Johann George Elser died in a Concentration camp
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WWII ends September 2, 1945
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The Berlin Wall comes down
