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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]
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.
The Course of German History is a non-fiction book by the English historian A. J. P. Taylor.It was first published in the United Kingdom by Hamish Hamilton in July 1945. . This influential work offers a critical examination of German history, spanning from the Holy Roman Empire through to the end of World War II, arguing that the course of German history was a natural progression towards ...
German forces of the 11th Army under General Erich von Manstein take Sevastopol, although fighting rages until July 4. The city is evacuated by the Soviets, some 90,000 prisoners are taken and von Manstein is promoted to Field Marshal. German forces of Panzer Army Africa under Erwin Rommel approach the Alamein positions, only 106 km from ...
Untermensch (German pronunciation: [ˈʔʊntɐˌmɛnʃ] ⓘ; plural: Untermenschen) is a German language word literally meaning 'underman', 'sub-man', or 'subhuman', which was extensively used by Germany's Nazi Party to refer to their opponents and non-Aryan people they deemed as inferior.
1941-12-09 China: Germany Italy Japan: W [6] China and Japan had been at undeclared war since 1937: Second Sino-Japanese war. Declaration. 1941-12-11: Germany Italy United States: W [3] [6] German declaration. Italian declaration. 1941-12-11 United States Cuba Costa Rica Dominican Republic Guatemala Nicaragua: Germany Italy: W [6] Germany ...
The British P-class destroyer Partridge was torpedoed and sunk west of Oran by German submarine U-565. The Allies began Operation Lilliput , a regular transportation service of troops, weapons and supplies between Milne Bay and Oro Bay in New Guinea .
A historical review in Germany of the impact of Waffen-SS veterans in post-war German society continues, and a number of books on the subject have been published in recent years. [ 212 ] [ 215 ] Waffen-SS veterans have received pensions ( West Germany 's War Victims' Assistance Act, or the Bundesversorgungsgesetz ) from the German government.