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Germany Invades France
France and other countries in the west are invaded -
France is Divided
The country becomes two zones: the Occupied Zone in the north and the Free Zone in the south -
Treatment of Jews in Paris
Jews in Paris start to be rounded up and soon will have their property confiscated. -
Internment Camp in France Opens
Drancy is opened and Jews start to be sent there. -
The Final Solution
Germany finishes the details for the extermination of the Jews -
The Bicycle Spy story begins
From weather clues and the mention that it is 1942 on page 2 in the book, we can guess that we join our hero during the fall of 1942. -
Drancy Inmates Move to Auschwitz
French Jewish prisoners are transported to Auschwitz for extermination. -
Winter for Marcel
The story mentions colder weather and snowfalls, so we know the timeline has moved into winter. Marcel is willingly helping the Resistance as well as Delphine and her family move somewhere safe. *Month is a rough guess. -
Christmas for Marcel
Marcel receives a new bicycle for Christmas for all his help getting Delphine and her family out of France before the Gestapo found them. -
Southern France Affected
Jews in the southern areas of France are also rounded up and moved to internment/concentration camps. -
Marcel Continues to Help the Resistance
He knows more people need help so he continues to transport notes for the Resistance in loaves of bread. -
Liberation of Paris
The Nazi defeat finally begins.
