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Warsaw Jews ordered into ghetto
The Germans annouce the establishment of a ghetto in Warsaw. All Jewish residents of Warsaw are ordered into designated area -
Germany invade the Soviet Union
Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 and several million more Jews came under Nazi rule. -
German Mobile Killing Squads
German mobile killing squads are assigned to kill Jews during the invasion of the Soviet Union -
Experimental Gassings Begin at Auschwitz
Experimental gassings are carried out at the gas chamber in Auschwitz I, the main camp at Auschwits in southern Poland. 600 Soviet prisoners of war and 250 ill or weak prisoners are forced into an experimental gas chamber -
Mobile Killing Squad in Ejszyszki
A mobile killing squad entered Ejszyszki. They herded 4000 Jews from the town and the surrounding region into three synagogues and killed them. -
Jews killed at Barbi Yar
About 34000 Jews--men, women, and children-- are killed in Babi Yar. -
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German and Austrian Jews in ghettos
Thousands of German and Austrian Jews were transported to ghettos in eastern Europe -
A Commander Reports 137346 Killed
SS Colonel Karl Jaeger reports on the killings his unit carried out in Lithuania between July2 and December 1, 1941. He reports that his squad killed 137346 Jews -
First Killing Center
The Chelmno killing center begins operation. -
Chelmno Killing Center Begins Operation
Chelmno is located about 30 miles northwest of Lodz. It is the first Nazi camp to use poison gas for mass killings. -
Wannsee Conference
proposed Final Solution and the Nazis began the systematic deportation of Jews from all over Europe to six extermination camps in former Polish territory. -
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Warsaw Jews deported to treblinka killing center
Between July 22 and mid-September 1942, over 300000 people are deported from the Warsaw ghetto: more than 250000 of them are deported to the Treblinka killing center -
Jewish fighters resist Germans in Warsaw Ghetto
Most people in the ghetto refuse to report for deportation -
First Gassing at Ravensbrueck
The first documented gassing at the women's camp at Ravensbrueck occurs
