1941Luxembourg Declared 'Judenrein'

German-occupied Luxembourg is declared "Judenrein" ("Cleanse...
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🇩🇪 Germany Occupies Luxembourg

Luxembourg is occupied by the Germans.
LuxembourgoccupationGermanyinvasionWorld War IIBeneluxWestern Frontterritory

🚫 Luxembourg Declared 'Judenrein'

German-occupied Luxembourg is declared "Judenrein" ("Cleansed of Jews").
Luxembourg Declared 'Judenrein' (1941)
HolocaustLuxembourgNaziOccupationJudenreinAnti-SemitismPersecutionEuropeDeportation

✡️ Deportation of Austrian Jews Begins

Deportation of Austrian Jews to ghettos in Poland begins.
HolocaustAustriaDeportationGhettosAnti-SemitismPersecutionPolandWorld War II

🇱🇺 Luxembourg Resistance Thwarts Annexation

In German-occupied Luxembourg, a referendum is envisaged to approve the annexation of Luxembourg into Nazi Germany. As a result of a patriotic propaganda campaign by the Luxembourg Resistance, it does not go ahead.
Luxembourg Resistance Thwarts Annexation (1941)
LuxembourgResistanceNazi GermanyAnnexationReferendumOccupationPropaganda

🕍 Eleftherias Square Roundup in Thessaloniki

1942 Eleftherias Square roundup: Jews are rounded up and humiliated at Thessaloniki in German-occupied Greece.
Eleftherias Square Roundup in Thessaloniki (1942)
GreeceThessalonikiJewsPersecutionHolocaustNazi OccupationCollaborationDeportation

✡️ Jewish Resistance to Deportation in Occupied Europe

On the Eve of Passover, Jews resist German attempts to deport the Jewish community.
Jewish Resistance to Deportation in Occupied Europe (1943)
JewishResistanceDeportationPassoverNaziGermanyOccupationHolocaustBelgium