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Born
Maximilian Kolbe was born in poland in to a catholic family on January 8,1894 -
Raymond Kolbe
Raymond Kolbe (Maximilian Kolbe) became Franciscan novice and changed his name to Maximilian Kolbe -
Krakow poland
After a while in Krakow Poland ,Kolbe went to study in Rome,Italy. He gained a doctorate in philosophy at the pontifical Gregorian university -
Knights of the immaculate
Maximilian kolbe created a group called "Knights of the immaculate", He dedicated it to fighting for goodness,to have people interest in a religion and also to preform charitable works. -
priest
Maximilian Kolbe was ordained as a priest and after he completed his studies he returned to the new independent Poland. -
his writing
he made 500 copies of "The Knight Of Immaculate" the book he wrote -
traveled to japan
Maximilian kolbe traveled to japan and he spent several years serving as a missionary. he founded a monastrey -
war approached
War approached and Maximilian prepared people to suffering with love and he was very ill at this point of time. -
Nazi party
Nazi party is declared the only legal party in Germany and laws are passed to strip Jewish immigrant from there German citizenship -
Jewish people
Jewish people were executed from public life when the Nuremberg laws were issued -
second war
The second war started and the works of Maximilian kolbes community was stopped by the invading of German and monks were deported for 3 months until they were released -
over ran
the Nazi panzers overran Poland with a deadly speed. niepokalanow was bombed badly and kolbe and his monks were arrested and released 3 months later -
letter to his mom
he was in prison and they let him write a letter to his mom say Dear Mama, At the end of the month of May I was transferred to the camp of Auschwitz. Everything is well in my regard. Be tranquil about me and about my health, because the good God is everywhere and provides for everything with love. It would be well that you do not write to me until you will have received other news from me, because I do not know how long I will stay here. Cordial greetings and kisses, affectionately. Raymond.' -
heaviest plank
one time krott made kolbe carry the heaviest plank until he collapsted he than beat kolbe savagly, leaving him for the dead in the mud and than a couple prisoner came by and took him back to the camp prison for him to recover -
expanstion
They were building the first expantion they thought would house 7000 prisoners -
building 13
kolbe was thrown down the stairs of building 13 along with others and were left to stave and they were so hungry and thirsty that they at the walls and frank they urine and some died and some survived like kolbe did and got injected later on -
deportion of jews
Germans began the deportation of more than 65,000 Jews to camps all over most common was he chelmno killing center -
ecsaped
One of kolbes bun members escaped and was latter found drowned in a camp latrine -
Arrested
Maximilian kolbe was arrested by the Gestapo for hiding Jewish people . -
Death
Maxmillian kolbe died when he was 47 years old and he got killed by a lethal injection because 1 person ran away for the german death camp so that means 10 people get killed and he took place of a young man with a wife and kids
