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Johann Georg Elser is Born!
Johann Georg Elser was born on January 4, 1903. Elser was born in Hermaringen, Germany. His father was Ludwig Elser and his mother was Maria Müller -
German Republic
The German Republic was nnounced in Berlin -
How many attempts were there to kill Hitler and prevent WWII from happening?
There were 32 attempts to kill Hitler and end prevent WWII from happening, but all of them failed. -
Red Front Fighters'
Elser was a part of a group called the Red Front Fighters’ that went through the 1930’s -
Elser does not agree
Elser does not agree with national sectionalism -
Elser Hates Hitler
Ever since Hitler took office, Elser hated him and the Nazis. Before Hitler took office, Elser was a supporter of the communists, Georg refused to do the Nazi salute. Elser could see through the way Hitler was treating others that there was going to be war soon. -
Elser planned to bomb Hitler
On November 8, 1933, exactly a year before the tragic event, Elser was attending the annual commemoration. Since it was an annual event, Elser thought it was the perfect opportunity to put his plan into action! -
Elser spent the next year planning
Each year since November 8, 1933, Hitler had come to the same beer hall and delivered a 2 hour speech, starting at 8:30. At that precise time that, in 1932, he bulldozed into the hall shooting a pistol, interrupting a meeting of city officials, and firing 2 shots at the ceiling. Declaring revolution. -
Building and planning
Working by flashlight, Elser took three nights to finish this job. The sound of the chisel pounding against the stone echoed throughout the building. -
Hitler changed the routine
War had broken out 2 months before and Hitler had more matters to deal with and has to get back to Berlin. On this day, Hitler had begun his speech earlier than normal instead of the usual 2 hour speech, he only spoke for 1 hour. Thirteen minutes later Elser’s bomb went off killing 8 Nazis and injuring over 80. -
Hitler survived the bombing, but what comes next is shocking
Hitler survived the bombing but started a war against European Jews. -
WWII starts
WWII starts September 1,1939 -
Germany invades Poland
On September 1, 1939, with 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes, the German forces invade Poland. -
Elser gets arrested
On November 8, 1939, Elser was arrested by two border guards -
Scouting out the Wolf's Lair
In November 1940, 10 months before Germany invaded Poland, Elser rode a train to Munich and scouted out the Nazi celebration. -
Germany takes over Norway and Denmark
On April 9, 1940 Germany forces attacked Norway and Denmark. The Germans won over Denmark in one day. Norway surrenders to Germany on June 10th. -
German forces invade Western Europe
On May 10, 1940 the Germans concentrate their attack through Luxembourg and the Ardennes Forest near the city of Sedan. -
Johann Georg Elser dies
Johann George Elser died in a Concentration camp -
WWII ends
WWII ends September 2, 1945 -
The Fall of the Wall
The Berlin Wall comes down
