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Vladek Born
Vladek is born in a Polish town, Czestochowa. -
Army examination
Vladek's father begins starving Vladek, preventing him from sleeping, and pulling out his teeth, much like he did to Vladek's brother, Marcus, in order to try to keep Vladek weak so he will not be taken during his Army examination three months later. -
Meets with Anja
First-time Vladek meets with Anja. -
Wedding
Vladek and Anja’s wedding -
Richieu
Vladek and Anja have their first kids ”Richieu” and Anja becomes very depressed。 -
Honeymoon
Anja goes to the hospital in Czechoslovakia and on the train, they see the town centre has the Nazi flag. They spend 3 months in hospital and are ready to go back home. -
WWII start
Vladek is in the army against Germany. -
Becomes A Captive
WW2 began & Vladek was captured as a war prisoner for 6 months. He volunteered for labour assignments to replace German workers who were called to the Front. -
Back to home
Vladek is released from prison camp &, he is able to go back home. Richieu is two and a half years old. -
Richieu's Death
All Jews in the Zawiercie Ghetto are sent to Auschwitz. Tosha poisoned her children and Vladek’s son Richieu to avoid the gas chambers. -
Auschwitz
Anja and Vladek are sent to Auschwitz; they then are separated. Vladek stays in Auschwitz 1, while Anja is sent to Birkenau. -
Anja letter
Vladek gets a letter from Anja from a woman at the camp. -
Death of Mandelbaum
Vladek’s friend Mandelbaum dies. -
Becomes an "English Teacher"
Vladek teaches the supervisor in English in exchange for food and clothes. -
Sees Anja
After Vladek becomes the tinman, he has chances to go to Birkenau, where Anja is. They see each other several times. -
Anja Is Moved to Auschwitz
Vladek gives over bribes in order to bring Anja closer to him. On October 7. 1944, finally, Anja is moved to Auschwitz with other thousands of women. -
Death road
Everyone was evacuated from Auschwitz and was forced to march to Gruss-Rosen in Germany. People sick and can't move was killed -
The Train to Die
They move from Gross-Rosen to Dachau and wait to die. Prisoners become very sick and start to die of typhus and are put on the train to Switzerland. -
Survival
Vladek is saved by U.S. soldiers a few days after Germany surrenders. He is safe. -
WW2 End
WW2 Ends. -
Sick Man
Vladek moved to a displaced person camp in Garmisch, where he becomes sick with typhus and diabetes. -
Reunion
Vladek travels back to Sosnowiec to reunite with Anja. -
Goodbye, Poland
After reuniting, Anja and Vladek decide to move to Sweden. They start their new life there. -
Art Spiegelman born
Art Spiegelman born in Stockholm, Sweden -
Goodbye, Sweden
Spiegelman's family moves to the U.S; they settle in Rego Park, NY. Vladek stays there for the rest of his life. -
Anja Suicide
Anja couldn't live with the memories of Auschwitz and committed suicide. -
Begins Telling His Story
Vladek begins telling his story, which is mainly about his life during World War II. Artie writes all of them down. They then become the words for Maus. -
End
Vladek Spiegelman died of congestive heart failure. He is buried together with Anja. This is the end of Vladek's story.
