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World War II

  • The beginning

    The beginning
    September 1, 1939, - Germany invades Poland, which led Britain and France to declare war on Hitler’s Nazi state in retaliation.
  • Soviet invasion

    Soviet invasion
    On that morning, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east without a formal declaration of war.
  • Killing schedule

    Killing schedule
    In 1941 Adolf Eichmann firstly mentions about "the extermination of the Jews"
    Criminal prisoners begins construction of Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Kraków Ghetto is established

    Kraków Ghetto is established
    The Kraków Ghetto was one of five major, metropolitan Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany in the new General Government territory during the German occupation of Poland in World War II. It was established for the purpose of exploitation, terror, and persecution of local Polish Jews, as well as the staging area for separating the "able workers" from those who would later be deemed unworthy of life.
  • "Journey"

    "Journey"
    First Polish prisoners come to Auschwitz.
    15.02.1942 Jews appear in Auschwitz.
  • "Death angel"

    "Death angel"
    Doctor Mengele, who loves science so much, that in the name of education, he sacrifies million human beings.
  • "The second killing machine"

    "The second killing machine"
    After Germany attacs the Soviet Union, the second "Konzentrazionlager" is build. This one is even worse than Auschwitz, because there is one way to escape- through chimney...
  • Zyklon B first used in KL Aushwitz

    Zyklon B first used in KL Aushwitz
    In early 1942, Zyklon B emerged as the preferred killing tool of Nazi Germany for use in extermination camps during the Holocaust. Around a million people were killed using this method, mostly at Auschwitz. In a human weighing 68 kilograms (150 lb), death occurs within two minutes of inhaling 70 milligrams (0.0025 oz) of hydrogen cyanide.
  • The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
    Armed instance of Jewish armed underground formations that broke out in the Warsaw ghetto. It is the first armed action of large-scale undertaken by the Polish underground organizations against the Nazis, as well as the first urban uprising in occupied Europe.
  • Bloody Wednesday

    Bloody Wednesday
    Aktion Erntefest (German: for Operation Harvest Festival) was the World War II mass shooting action by the SS, approximately 43,000 Jews were killed on the orders of Christian Wirth and Jakob Sporrenberg.
  • Battle of Monte Cassino

    Battle of Monte Cassino
    The Battle of Monte Casino starts at 17 January 1944, and ended on 12 May the same year. Allies attacks in four assualt the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The winners are attackers, consists of Poles, Briton, French, Americans, Canadians, New Zelands, and Italians. After 5 months they finally reaches goal, they overcome defenders and capture Rome. Of the special appreciation deserve Polish forces, who strongly cotributed to the win
  • Warsaw Uprising

    Warsaw Uprising
    It starts in first day of August at 17. Polish uprisoners were defeated by Nazi forces. They capitulates in 23th September the same year.
  • The end

    The World War II ends on 7th May together with capitulation of Nazi Germany.