The Second World War

By Florence94

  • Vladek receive the draft notice saying that he was in the polish reserves army and that he had to go

  • Germany, led by the dictator Hitler, invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

    Germany, led by the dictator Hitler, invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

  • The war came and Vladek was on the front

  • Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany after German forces penetrate deeper into Poland. This marks the beginning of World War II.

  • In 1939, Vladek and the other soldies were given army trainings and then, by the start of september, they were on the frontier

  • The day of 'Parshas Truma': Vladek was released from the work camp

  • Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain, replacing Chamberlain. Germany invades the Netherlands (Holland); it surrenders four days later. Germany invades Belgium.

    Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister of Britain, replacing Chamberlain. Germany invades the Netherlands (Holland); it surrenders four days later. Germany invades Belgium.

  • German troops enter Paris

    German troops enter Paris

  • France signs armistice with Germany

    France signs armistice with Germany

  • Elie Wiesel met for the first time Moishe the Beadle

  • Opening of the Birkenau Camp as an Extermination camp

    Opening of the Birkenau Camp as an Extermination camp

  • The attack on Pearl Harbor by the japanese / Japanese declare war on USA

    The attack on Pearl Harbor by the japanese / Japanese declare war on USA

  • The United States enter the World War II by declaring war on Japan

    The United States enter the World War II by declaring war on Japan

  • Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

  • The first U.S. troops arrive in Britain

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway must be considered one of the most decisive battles of World War Two. The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. Japan’s navy never recovered from its mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive after this battle

  • German surrender at Stalingrad

  • Operation Hutsky : British and US troops invade Italy and land in Sicily

    Operation Hutsky : British and US troops invade Italy and land in Sicily

  • The Teheran Conference between the U.S., Britain, and the USSR begins. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet together for the first time

    The Teheran Conference between the U.S., Britain, and the USSR begins. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet together for the first time

  • Elie Wiesel born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, and his family were taken form their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald

  • " Splendid newsfrom the Russian Front. There could no longer be any doubt: Germany would be defeated. It was only a matter of time, months or weeks, perhaps "

    • Night

  • German Army vehicles made their appearance on the streets of Sighet

  • The eight day of Passover

    During those days, the jews of Sighet started to have a lot of restrictions. They no longer had the right to frequent restaurants or cafés, to travel by rail, to attend synagogue, to be on streets after six o'clock in the evening. And then came the ghettos.

  • Deportation

    Elie and his family are deported to the camp. Everybody in Sighet had been expelled
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower led U.S. and Allied troops in an invasion of Normandy, France. The armies fought their way through France and Belgium and into Germany while Russian troops fought from the east
  • Allies liberate Paris

    Allies liberate Paris

  • Liberation of Auschwitz

    Liberation of Auschwitz

    On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army entered Auschwitz and liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were mostly ill and dying
  • Germany surrenders. It's the end of the war in Europe

    Germany surrenders. It's the end of the war in Europe

  • Japanese surrender

  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Germany lost but Japan is still at war. To conclude, the United States launched the first two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cities, on 6 and 9 August. They kill about 300,000 people. This is the only time in history that this terrible weapon was used.