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Vladek was born on October 11th, 1906, so we can assume it was around this time when he had to quit school.
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This was the first act of WWII, Japan was the first nation to attack another nation in this span of events.
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This is an important event because Anja later on becomes his wife.
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It does not tell us the specific date on which the two were engaged, but it says the end of 1936.
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They did this purely to go against the Soviet Union and any Communist countries that stood in their way.
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It says they moved at the end of 1936, so we can assume they moved sometime in December
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it tells us that they were married on this date, which is ironic because it is also Valentine's Day, which is the day of love.
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This act of war started WWII in the Pacific Ocean and Pacific Countries.
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His first born son's name was Richieu.
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The flag was raised right in the center of the town and Vladek saw it.
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Anja stayed in there for three months and she did come back a totally different person.
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This agreement makes the Czechoslovak Republic to cede into Sudetenland which includes their military forces too.
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They were certain that they could keep Poland from being invaded.
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They did this so they couldn't attack each other and so that both the nations could ramain a great power force.
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He was drafted into the war, and they usually sat in dug up trenches.
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This was an incredibly huge movement. This sets up what happens from here on in Europe.
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This is a massive movement because this pact establishes that the big three agressive countries won't attack weach other, just the ones around them.
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He returns home to finally see his son, who is 2 and a half years old.
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It says that Elie met Moshe the Beadle in the later days of December on this year.
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He escapes from the bus and murders to spread the news.
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The surrender ended the North African Campaign.
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They get on a train with a bunch of other Jewish people being deported.
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Elie and his father make it to this place afetr they are dropped off here by the train.
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Elie gets surgery on his foot. He gets this surgery and goes on his way afterwards.
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Elie's Father dies while sleeping in a bunk. It was a long and horrible journey and his body gave up on him.
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The camp that Elie was in was ordered to be evacuated. Everyday the Nazis brutally killed thousand of Jews.
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Wiesel's and his block were evacuated. During the evacuation, some prisoners told them to go back because they were gonna be killed, so they listened to the prisoners and retreated.
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Wiesel made it through the camp. He had made it through the Holocaust
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This is a massive turning point in the war. Adolf Hitler, the leader of nazi Germany, committed suicide because he knew the end was close for him.
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Elie won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize and gave his acceptance speech on this day. It was a little over 18 minutes long.
