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Wedding
On this day in history Vladek married his loving wife Anja -
Birth of Richue
Vladeks first son was born -
The Trip
On the way to a hospital in Czechoslovakia, Vladek and Anja were passing a German town and discovered the Swastika for the first time. -
Draft day
Vladek gets drafted into the army along with other people in town -
Prisoner
Vladek was held prisoner by German forces and had to do manual labor like moving mountains to level out terrain. -
Invasion
Germany invaded Poland without warning sparking the start of World War Two -
More countries join
Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa had also joined the war. -
The Escape
Vladek has managed to escape from the camps and was reunited with his wife and son. Only to be taken again and forced into ghettos. -
The Germans
German forces begin the occupation of those parts of France controlled by the Vichy government. -
British Invasion
British troops engage a German tank column only 30 miles from Tunis. Two RAF Horsa gliders carrying 34 British Royal Engineer Commandos, crashes in Norway en route to their mission of destroying the German ‘heavy water’ plant at Telemark. -
The Russians
Retreating before the British 8th Army (Montgomery), Panzer Army Afrika reaches El Agheila. The Russians claim 24,000 prisoners have been taken since the start of their counter offensive. -
Moishe Comes Back
Moishe the Beadle comes back from being transported by the Germans. This is also the day everyone lost respect for him. -
Poisoning
Tosha heard that everyone was being forced out of the town so she took the poison that she kept around her neck and give it to herself and the children to avoid getting taken away. Richue was with those children. -
English
Vladek teaches english in return for food and clothing to help provide for his family -
Auschwitz
Vladek enters Auscgwitz. -
Death March
The prisoners were forced to go on a death march. For 10 days the prisoners were forced to run, and at the end were crammed into cattlecars and sent to Buchenwald. -
Germans Took over
This is the time when the ghettos started to form, and everyone was forced into curfews and into other peoples homes. Survival started there, if you weren't in your house when curfew starts, you were shot on the spot. Food was scarce. -
Jewish Leaders Arrested
The Jewish leaders were arrested, and everyone was forced into and out of their homes and ghettos were formed -
The Journey
This this the day Elie was sent onto cattle cars and deported to Auschwitz. Up to eighty people were packed in each car creating a very tight cramped place for the people to be. -
They Reach Birkenau
They arrive and the camp called Birkenau. They are unloaded and sent into lines. The woman to the crematorium the men towards the camp. -
The Wiesel's March To the Ghetto
Their family was rushed into the ghettos and then they were assigned their place to stay. -
Numbers
Elie and evryone else was given numbers. You were no longer called by your name you were called by your number. This is one this that andvanced the story plot. -
Reunited
Vladek is moved to Birkenau where he is reunited with Anja. -
Surgery
Elie had some pain in his foot and decided to go into to doctors and get it looked at. When the doctor came back he told him he needed surgery. -
Death of Elie's Father
On this cold night, Elie Wiesel's father dies of exhaustion, starvation, and thirst. Elie Feels relief in his fathers death, not because of dislike or hate towards him, but because his father was a weight weighing him down.
