-
Rationing in Britain begins
-
Aushwitz
The town of Aushwitz is chosen for the new concentration camp -
German Jews deported to Poland
-
USSR and Finland sign a peace treaty.
-
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Denmark Jew pop.:8000
Norway Jew pop.:2000 -
Poland, Lodz Ghetto sealed off
230,000 inhabitants -
Commandant of Aushwitz
Rudolf Hoss is chosen to be the commandant of Aushwitz. He was an SS-Obersturmbahnfuhrer -
Germany invades...
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands.
Fra:350,000
Bel:65,000
Net:140,000
Lux:3,500 -
Netherlands Surrenders
-
Dunkirk
Allied troops trapped on the beach of Dunkirk are evacuated. -
Belgium surrenders
-
Germany bombs Paris
-
Norway surrenders
Italy declares war on France & UK -
German troops enter Paris
-
France signs an armistice
-
Madagascar Plan
Eichmann proposes deporting all Jews to Madagascar -
Battle of Britain
the Royal Air Force defends Britain from the German Air Force -
USSR occupies, Lithuania,Latvia and Estonia
-
Italy takes over British Somaliland
Aug. 3-19 -
German bombing
airfields and factories in Britain -
Hitler begins a blockade of Britain
-
U.K. begins bombing Berlin
Aug 25-26 -
Operation Sea Lion
Germany's plan to invade Britain after achieving control of the English channel -
Germany begins heavy bombing of England
-
Charles de Gaulle
Charles De Gaulle becomes the leader of the free french, the gov in exile resisting the Germans