1942 ⟶ Stanislau Jews Deported to Belzec
SS commander Brandt orders 3,000–4,000 Stanislau Jews deport...Year
1941
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1943
💀 Vilna Ghetto Yom Kippur Aktions Begin
Vilna Ghetto Yom Kippur Aktions (German annihilation operations) begin. In four separate incidents 3,900 Jews are kidnapped, shot and killed at the Ponary massacre death site, continued with an additional 2,000 Jews kidnapped and killed there, in the next two days.⟶

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✡️ Vilna Ghetto Aktion: Jews Shot at Ponary Massacre Site
Vilna Ghetto 'Gestapo block' Aktion. 300 Jews shot at the Ponary massacre site.⟶

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✡️ Stanislau Jews Deported to Belzec
SS commander Brandt orders 3,000–4,000 Stanislau Jews deported to the Belzec death camp on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year holiday, and they were killed there that day.⟶

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✡️ Warsaw Ghetto Deportations Begin
The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.: Treblinka II, "a model" extermination camp, is opened in Poland.⟶

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✡️ Aktion Erntefest: Mass Shooting of Jews in Poland
Some 43,000 Jews were shot by Germans at three camps in German-occupied Poland in Aktion Erntefest in a two-day "Harvest Festival".⟶

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