1940 ⟶ Warsaw Jews Forced into Ghettos

The Warsaw District government moves all Jews living in Wars...
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🏳️ Warsaw Garrison Capitulates

The remaining Polish army and militia in the centre of Warsaw capitulate to the Germans.⟶
Warsaw Garrison Capitulates (1939)
PolandWarsawCapitulationGerman invasionEastern FrontMilitarySurrender

🏘️ Warsaw Jews Forced into Ghettos

The Warsaw District government moves all Jews living in Warsaw to the ghettos.⟶
PolandGhettosWarsawJewish PersecutionNazi OccupationForced RelocationHolocaustEastern Front

🏘️ Warsaw Ghetto Established

Warsaw's Jews are directed to move into the Warsaw Ghetto.⟶
Warsaw Ghetto Established (1940)
WarsawghettoJewishPolandHolocaustWorld War IIEuropeNazidiscrimination

✡️ Deportation of Austrian Jews Begins

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

🧥 Jews Forced to Surrender Furs

All Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe are required to gather all fur coats or other furs from the Jews.⟶
Jews Forced to Surrender Furs (1941)
GermanyHolocaustJewish PersecutionGhettosNazi RegimeAnti-SemitismEurope

🚩 Red Army Enters Warsaw

Warsaw is entered by Red Army troops. A government favourable to the Communists is installed.⟶
Red Army Enters Warsaw (1945)
Eastern FrontPolandWarsawRed ArmySoviet UnionLiberationCommunist GovernmentOccupationPolitical Change