Jan. 1942
Jan. 1942
Wannsee Conference
20 Jan 1942
27 Mar 1942
1st convoy of Jewish deportees
29 May 1942
Wearing of the Jewish star
Vel' d'Hiv Roundup
16–17 Jul 1942
Jul. 1942
Jul. 1942
On May 29, 1942, a German ordinance mandated that Jews over the age of six—whether French or foreign nationals—in the occupied zone wearthe Jewish star in public. Effective June 7, 1942, this yellow star had to be sewn onto outer clothing on the left side of the chest. Jewish communist resistance fighters tried to make […]
Starting in March 1942, the Germans staged three spectacular show trials and sentenced 50 activists from the Youth Battalions and OS groups to death; 16 were deported. At the same time, the Nazis and their French collaborators continued their policy of executing hostages and exterminating Jews, but the Resistance against the enemy was growing stronger. […]
By late 1941, the Germans, who were occupying much ofthe USSR, had failed to take Moscow and were forced to retreat for the first time. This setback prompted them to hasten the implementation of their genocide plan. On January 20, 1942, the Wannsee Conference is held near Berlin. Fifteen high-ranking officials of the Nazi regime […]
