WWII Holocaust Part 1
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Updated: 15 Nov 2018
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Created byCaleb Cummings
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January 8, 1940: Britain begins to ration their food to save for the war effort.January 25, 1940: The SS chooses the site for Auschwitz, near Oswiecim.February 12, 1940: German authorities deport 1,000 Jews from Stettin to the Lublin District.March 12, 1940: The Russo-Finnish war comes to an end.April 9, 1940: Germany invades Norway and Denmark, 2,173 in Norway and in DenmarkApril 30, 1940: The Lodz Ghetto is locked from the outside world with 230,000 Jews insideMay 1, 1940: Rudolf Höss is chosen to be kommandant of Auschwitz.May 10, 1940: Nazis invade France (Jewish pop. 350,000), Belgium (Jewish pop. 65,000), Holland (Jewish pop. 140,000), and Luxembourg (Jewish pop. 3,500).May 15, 1940: The Netherlands surrender to GermanyMay 26, 1940: German troops surrounded Allied troops at Dunkirk, hundreds of thousands of troops had to be evacuated using civilian craft.May 28, 1940: Belgium surrenders unconditionally.June 3, 1940: Germany begins to bomb ParisJune 10, 1940: France surrenders and Italy declares war on Britain and FranceJune 14, 1940: Paris is occupied by the NazisJune 22, 1940: France signs an armistice with HitlerJune 28, 1940: Charles de Gaulle is recognized by Britain as the leader of the Free French, they are dedicated to the defeat of Germany and the reoccupation of FranceJuly 1940: Germany wanted to relocate 1 million Jews per year for 4 years to Madagascar, it would be governed by the SS as a policeJuly 10, 1940: The Battle of Britain begins, German planes bomb Britain for monthsJuly 23, 1940: Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Bessarabia are occupied by the Soviet UnionAugust 3-19, 1940: Italy invades British Somaliland.August 13, 1940: The Luftwaffe begins to bomb British radar stations to prepare for Operation Sea Lion.August 17, 1940: Any ships near the British Isles are sunk on sightAugust 25-26, 1940: British planes begin bombing BerlinSeptember 3, 1940: The invasion of Britain by Germany to eliminate it as an enemy to the Axis powersSeptember 7, 1940: Germany bombs Britain in preparation for a land invasion.
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