Events with tag - Nazism

September 1, 1939

World War II

World War II was the largest armed conflict in human history, which began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland. The conflict quickly spread worldwide, involving most nations and claiming millions of lives. The war ended in 1945, fundamentally changing the world order.

November 6, 1939

Sonderaktion Krakau

Operation Sonderaktion Krakau was a brutal action carried out by Nazi Germany on November 6, 1939, in Kraków, during which 183 academics were arrested, mainly from the Jagiellonian University. This event was part of the occupier's broader plan aimed at destroying Polish intelligentsia and culture. Most of the arrested were sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where 15 professors lost their lives.

February 8, 1940

Jewish relocations to ghettos in Poland

Mass relocations of Jews to ghettos in occupied Poland began in early 1940. It was a systematic process of Jewish population isolation, initiated by Nazi occupiers, which led to the creation of the largest ghettos in history, including the Warsaw ghetto housing over 400,000 people. These actions were a key stage in the implementation of the Nazi policy of Jewish extermination.

November 16, 1940

Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto

On November 16, 1940, Nazi Germany officially established the Warsaw Ghetto, the largest Jewish ghetto in occupied Europe. Over 400,000 people of Jewish origin were crowded into an area of 3.4 km², separated from the rest of the city by 3-meter-high walls. This decision was part of the Nazis' broader plan to isolate and exterminate the Jewish population.