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Vladek Drafted into Polish Army
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Vladek is drafted
Vladek is drafted into the army and is sent to the front lines -
WWII begins
Germany invades several european counties, leading them to declare war on Germany. -
Vladek taken to POW camp
After the Germans capture the poles fighting, Vladek is taken to a POW camp -
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Vladek taken Prisioner by Germans
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Jews put into Ghettos
1st ghetto established in Lodz, Poland -
Vladek goes home
After transfering to a different camp and being released, Vladek sneaks across the border to Sosnowiec, suprising his family. -
Nazis invade denmark and Norway
Nazis invaded Norway and Denmark on the 19th of april, 1940 -
Germans bomb london
1,486 dead, 11,000 buildings destroyed. -
Aushwitz begins to use gas
The Nazis begin exterminating Jews with a Hydrogen Cyanide based poison called Zyklon B. -
Mass killing of jews in Soviet union
Jews herded onto an intersection, their valubles were taken, and they were shot -
Elie studies the Kabbalah
Elie officially begins to become investe in his religion, and is taught partly by Moshie -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack pearl Harbor, in honolulu, Hawaii -
America and G.B. declare war on Japan
Due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America and G.B. declare war on Imperial Japan -
Richieu is given up
Richieu is given to Tosha and her family, however ends up poisioning them to give them a quicker death -
Anjas grandparents are taken to Auschwitz
They are told they will be taken to a place better suited to the elderly, but are taken to Auschwitz -
Vladeks father doesn't pass inspection
Vladeks father, along with many others is old and frial, this gets him sent to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. -
Richaeu Dies
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Aushwitz begins use of Crematoria
Aushwitz cremates bodies by the thousands -
Germans arrive in nsighet
The Germans arrive at the Ghetto in Sighet -
Tinman
Vladek becomes a Tinman in a camp, securing his life. -
Jewish council informs jews of deportation
The judenrat informs the Jews they will be temporarily moved to a smaller Ghetto. -
Family arrives in Aushwitz
Elie and his Family arrive in Auschwits, however only him, and ihis dad pass selection -
D-day
Allied forces invade the beaches of Normandy, France -
Elie and his father go to Buna
They are transfered from Birkenau to the work camp of Buna -
Vladek takes on a job as a cobbler
Vladek begins to repair shoes, this came with several benefits. -
Elie and his father go to Gliewitz
Marched to Gleiwitz to be put on a train headed for Buchenwald -
Red army liberates Aushwitz
The russians liberate Aushwitz -
Arrival in Buchenwald
Out of about 100 people in the box car, only 12 survive -
Elie's father dies
Elie's father dies of Dysentary -
Ann Franks Death
Ann frank Dies at Bergen-Belsen
