Events
Events 1939–1945
A chronology of events across the European theatres of war. The database grows over time — a missing entry does not mean nothing happened.
1940
- 7 Sept 1940 – 11 May 1941The BlitzCivilians · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · London and other British citiesShow on map →
- 14 Nov 1940 – 15 Nov 1940Coventry BlitzAir operation · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · CoventryShow on map →
1942
- 20 January 1942Wannsee ConferenceCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Wannsee, BerlinShow on map →
- 17 Mar 1942 – 4 Nov 1943Operation Reinhard — extermination camps begin operatingCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Bełżec, Sobibór and Treblinka (General Government)Show on map →
- 27 May 1942 – 24 Jun 1942Assassination of Heydrich and the reprisals (Lidice)Resistance · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Prague and LidiceShow on map →
- 10 June 1942Lidice massacreCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Lidice, Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaShow on map →
1943
- 19 Apr 1943 – 16 May 1943Warsaw Ghetto UprisingResistance · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Warsaw GhettoShow on map →
- 24 Jul 1943 – 3 Aug 1943Bombing of Hamburg (Operation Gomorrah)Air operation · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · HamburgShow on map →
- 2 August 1943Treblinka prisoner revoltResistance · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Treblinka extermination campShow on map →
- 1 Oct 1943 – 31 Oct 1943Rescue of the Danish JewsResistance · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Denmark and the ØresundShow on map →
1945
- 27 January 1945Liberation of AuschwitzCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Oświęcim (Auschwitz-Birkenau)Show on map →
- 13 Feb 1945 – 15 Feb 1945Bombing of DresdenAir operation · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Dresden, GermanyShow on map →
- 15 April 1945Liberation of Bergen-BelsenCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Bergen-Belsen, Lower SaxonyShow on map →
- 29 April 1945Liberation of DachauCrimes & persecution · Civilian life, occupation, Holocaust · Dachau, BavariaShow on map →