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20. 3. 1945

20.3 1945 - Nero's order

When the end of the war approached, Hitler thought he would destroy everything. He signed the so-called Nero Order, which ordered the destruction of all strategic buildings. It was to be carried out by Albert Speer, who only carried out the order under the guise of...

5. 3. 1940

5.3.1940 They approved the plan for the Katyn massacre

Eighty years ago, the Soviet regime had the Polish military elite gunned down in cold blood. In a manner typical of Lenin's secret police. The plan for this massacre was approved on March 5, 1940.

1. 3. 1899

1.3.1899 Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski is born

He gave the first impetus to the creation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz. He had civilians murdered on purpose to inflate the statistics on enemy casualties. He also participated in the Night of the Long Knives. Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, who was born on 1 March 1899, successfully avoided the courts for many years.

23. 2. 1943

23.2. 1943 speech K. H. Frank in Lucerna

Increased labour requirements, total deployment in the Reich and the liquidation of production not relevant to the war. This followed a speech by the State Secretary of the Reich Protector's Office, K. H. Frank, which he delivered on 23 February 1943 in the Lucerna in Prague.

27. 1. 1945

27.1.1945 - Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp

Hundreds of prisoners were waiting for the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the end of the Second World War. When the Nazis learned that the Red Army was approaching, many Jews were still shot.

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