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1933
Adolf Hitler had the Nazi's Party under his leadership, and they ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. -
1933
The Nazis, first, opened a concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, for political prisoners. -
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10 actual events from the region in which the novel is set
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1939
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany, after the invasion of Poland. -
1939
The population of France was forced by the collaboration of the Vichy government, the SS and Gestapo. -
1940
The Battle of France had invasions of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and then France by the German army. -
1940
Paris was occupied by Axis forces. -
1941
Germany invaded the Soviet Union and the Nazis shot thousands of Jews in the western regions of Soviet Russia. -
1944
The walled city of Saint-Malo got totally destroyed by fire. -
1944
The Liberation of Paris was a military action during World War II but then the German garrison took over the French capital. -
1945
After World War II, the Nazi Party was outlawed and many of the top officials got arrested for convicting murder.
