1939 ⟶ Hitler Orders Closure of Czech Universities
Hitler orders to close all Czech universities and colleges f...
Year
1939
1941
🏫 Hitler Orders Closure of Czech Universities
Hitler orders to close all Czech universities and colleges for three years and to hand the buildings to the German authorities.⟶
CzechoslovakiaeducationNazi GermanyoccupationuniversitiesPragueWWIIrepression
👮 Gestapo Raids Czech Student Buildings
The Gestapo raids the Czech student buildings in Prague and arrests 1,900 students. Nine are shot (including historian Josef Matoušek) while 1,000 were sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.⟶
CzechoslovakiaPragueGestapostudent protestsrepressionconcentration campNazi GermanyWWII
🏫 Free University of Brussels Closed
In German-occupied Belgium, the Free University of Brussels is closed on the orders of the occupation authorities.⟶
BelgiumOccupationUniversitiesGerman OccupationWorld War IIEducation