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Between April 1942 and October 1943, at least 160,000 people were killed in the camp. Spring — Holocaust: the Nazi German extermination camp Treblinka II opens in occupied Poland near the village of Treblinka. Between July 1942 and October 1943, around 850,000 people were killed there, [1] more than 800,000 of whom were Jews. [2]
The Soviet army command failed to discern the direction of the main German strategic offensive anticipated in 1942, even though they were in possession of the German plans. On 19 June, the chief of operations of the 23rd Panzer Division , Major Joachim Reichel, was shot down over Soviet-held territory while flying an observation aircraft over ...
Besprechungsprotokoll Wannseekonferenz – Minutes of the Wannsee Conference – Berlin, 20 January 1942. Click to view PDF. The Wannsee Conference (German: Wannseekonferenz, German pronunciation: [ˈvanzeːkɔnfeˌʁɛnt͡s] ⓘ) was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel (SS) leaders, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942.
3: Second Battle of El Alamein ends – German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night. American victory over the Japanese in Guadalcanal in the Koli Point action. 5: German III Panzer Corps and Romanian 2nd Mountain Division capture the town of Alagir, which is the furthest south the Axis would reach on the Eastern Front.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... 1942 German novels (4 P) S. 1942 in German sport (4 ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Battle of Bir Hakeim: The Free French and British troops slow the German advance in North Africa. The Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942 , to help establish a military and political alliance between the USSR and the British Empire , is signed in London by foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov .
The group began publishing propaganda material in German, English and Spanish languages. [4] In its first proclamation the Free-Germany Movement called for "struggle against Nazism and punishment of the guilty" as well as calling for a democratic constitution, federalism and autonomy, peace between democracies and God-fearing policies. [5] [6]
Despite Hitler's insistence on the concept of "Endsieg," the devastating losses suffered by Germany's military, the economic strain, and the Allied advancements questioned the feasibility of such a conclusive victory. The Battle of Stalingrad in 1942–43, one of the pivotal turning points, marked a significant setback for the Germans. The ...