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Warsaw Ghetto
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World War 2 begins
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Nazi's attack Poland
Nazi's invade Poland and its capital city, Warsaw. Poland has a Jewish popualion of 3.35 million. Germany lauchs deadly air attacks causing major damage and loss of life. -
Orders are given to round up Jews
The SS Einsatzgruppen are given special order to put all Jews in Poland into ghettos near rainroads in preparation for the 'final solution' (the destruction of all European Jews) -
Warsaw surrenders and fall under Nazi command
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New strict laws for Jews
Jews are forbiten from public places such as restaurants, theatres, parks, museums. They are also banned from public transportion and made to post sign identifing Jewish shops. There is also curfew inforced for the Jewish community between 9pm and 5am. The practice of the Jewish religon is banned. Jewish males betweent the ages of 14 and 60 are required to register for compulsory labour for the German authorities. If anyone failed to obey these laws, they were punished by death. -
Warsaw Ghetto officially established
More than 350 000 Jews are ordered into the designated area.The ghetto forced 140 000 Poles to move out. Within this ghetto food and medical supplies are strictly rationed that are calcutated to be indequate amounts, with a goal of kiling off the Jewish population by hunger and disease -
Warsaw Ghetto sealed
More than 400 000 are sealed off from the rest of the city. The Jesish community now entered an era of extreme poverty and death. Each morning funeral carts carts collected dozens of corpses in the streets between 4-5 am. -
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Starvation and Disease
The jewish population in the Warsaw Ghetto reached 445 000, its peak. 5000 to 6000 Jews die each month from starvation, disease, exposure to cold and shootings. -
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Soviet-German Wars begins
Nazi forces murder 33771 Jewish civilians at Babi Yar. In Odessa 35000 Jews were shot. -
America Declares War on Germany
Roosevelt states, “Never before has there been a greater challenge to life, liberty, and civilization.” -
The world knows
A Jewish prisoner escapes and tell the world about Warsaw and teh thousands murdered. -
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Mass Deportations
The Germans deport at least 300 000 Jews. Only 35000 workers and about 25000 illegal residents remain. At this point deportation seems inevitable. -
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First of four mass deportations
Over 265 000 Jews are taken to the deportion point in the Ghetto where they are delivered to the forced labour camp of Preblinka. They were then murdered in the gas chambers. The majority of deportees are killed upon arrival. -
Jewish fighting Organisation (ZOB) is established
Back in the ghetto people find out about the mass murders. In retalition, 3 underground moment join forces to create an armed group known as the Jewish Fighting Organisation. -
Final deportation
The finial deportation of the Warsaw Ghetto is complete. -
Resistance
Just as Jews are about to board the deportatin train, a member warns the group about tje true intentions of deportation are and begs them not to board. The remaining Jews left fight the Nazi's at all costs.When a signal is given the Jews break away from their lines and fight the Nazis. More Nazis arrive and kill all of the ZOB squad except for their leader. -
Resistance Continued
The Nazi's killed over 1000 Jews but after four days of combat, further deportations are suspened. The Polish Army helped ZOB by turning a blind eye and providing them with arms -
Largest Jewish Revolt of Holocrust
Organised attacks take place and the Jewish resistance including many young young with minimal training force the Germans from the ghetto within 4 days. Thousands of Jews then joined the uprising. However the Nazis responded by setting the ghetto on fire forcing many Jews to jump to their deaths or die in the fires. -
End Game
Nazi soldiers find the headquaters of ZOB. The house is then bombed, forcing the ZOB members to either surrender or take their own lives using pills. However some manage to escape. -
Germans destory Warsaw Ghetto & end uprising
After 27 days of fighting, the Germans blow up the synagogue.56 065 Jews are captured, 5000-6000 are killed in fighting or fires, 7000 are shot and 7000 are deported
