D-Day: Allied invasion of France
The long awaited invasion of Nazi-occupied France by Allied forces begins with the landing of some 175,000 US, British and Canadian troops on the beaches of Normandy.
D-Day: Allied invasion of France
The long awaited invasion of Nazi-occupied France by Allied forces begins with the landing of some 175,000 US, British and Canadian troops on the beaches of Normandy.
"Factory Action" raid and Rosenstrasse Demonstration in Berlin
In the "Factory Action" of February 1943, the Gestapo conducts a major roundup of German Jews for deportation to Auschwitz. In Berlin, so-called “mixed marriage Jews” are held in special custody at the Jewish community center building at Rosenstrasse 2-4 in Berlin. A group of detainees' German/non-Jewish family members assembles outside of the building to demand information about their family members. Their protest continues until March 6.
British government initiates Operation Pied Piper
In anticipation of the impending war with Nazi Germany, the British government orders large-scale evacuations from urban areas that might be targets of Nazi air raids. More than half of the 1.5 million people evacuated from cities throughout Great Britain are children.
Nazi Germany invades Poland, sparking World War II
Nazi forces invade and swiftly defeat Polish forces using the "Blitzkrieg"--a rapid and combined forces attack. Within days, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II.