Table of Data Points

Tag : Germany

1942-03-121942-03-13Channel Dash

Scharnhorst,Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen succesfully escape up-channel from Brest to home bases in Germany. The Kriegsmarine escape detection for more than 12 hours before they were attacked by British air and naval forces. They escape without heavy damage.

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1942-02-03Timimi falls

As part of Rommel's second offensive, DAK troops advance through Cyrenaica until they reached Timimi. The DAK stayed here until the 26th of May when Rommel launched his attack to outflank the defenders of Tobruk on the Gazala line.

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1942-01-29Benghazi falls

Rommel's DAK advances towards Tobruk during his second offensive.

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1942-01-21Second Offensive Begins

Having received 55 new tanks, Rommel launches his second offensive. During the advance to Gazala, DAK troops destroyed 110 Allied tanks and other heavy equipment.

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1942-01-20Wannsee Conference

The presentation of the plan for the deportation of the Jewish population of Europe and French North Africa to occupied areas in eastern Europe. It detailed their use in forced labour and the plan for their subsequent annihilation.

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1942-01-05Soviets at Eupatoria

German forces prevent Soviets from landing troops in Southern Ukraine

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1941-12-19Hitler Supreme Commander

Adolf Hitler becomes Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the German Army.

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1941-12-15Drobytsky Yar

In a -15 degrees Celsius temperatures, German troops execute over 15,000 Jews at Drobitsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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1941-12-12Hitler condemns Jews

A meeting between Adolf Hitler and the highest ranking officials of the Nazi party, where he declares the imminent destruction of the Jewish race.

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1941-12-08Chelmno Gas Vans

Gas vans are first used as a means of execution, at the Chelmno extermination camp near Lodz in Poland.

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