August 1942
August 1942
Allied Landings in the Maghreb
November 8, 1942
November 11 1942
Germans in the Southern Zone
German Surrender at Stalingrad
February 2 1943
May 1943
May 1943
From August 1942 until the end of the year, the FTP-M.O.I. carried out numerous operations against the occupying forces (derailments, arson attacks on buildings occupied by the Germans, etc.). On August 5 and October 19, 1942, they carried out daring attacks against German soldiers during training exercises. The police arrested several female and male fighters […]
In Poland, within the Warsaw Ghetto itself—where Jews had been confined since 1940—the resistance was organizing. On April 19, 1943, the SS faceda heroicuprising by fighters who refused to die without a fight. The forces were unequal, and the means of combat were disproportionate. The uprising came to a tragic end on May 16, 1943. […]
On February 2, 1943, after fierce fighting, the Soviets crushed Hitler’s troops at Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad completely changed the course of the war; Nazism was no longer on the offensive. This victory marked the beginning of the German army’s retreat from Eastern Europe. For the resistance forces, the liberation of the country became […]
