7 Sep 1939
Poland
Poland
- German troops captured Kraków, Poland. ww2dbase [Invasion of Poland | Kraków | TH]
16 Apr 1942
Poland
Poland
- A large group of Polish artists and actors were arrested by the Germans in the Artists' Cafe in Krakow, Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Krakow | CPC]
25 Apr 1942
Poland
Poland
- The large group of Polish artists and actors arrested in Krakow, Poland were put on a transport for Auschwitz Concentration Camp. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Krakow | CPC]
13 Mar 1943
Poland
Poland
- The Kraków Ghetto in Poland was liquidated. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Kraków | CPC]
- A celebration took place at the main rail station of Krakow, Poland, featuring the 2,000th transport of workers from Poland to Germany; the one-millionth forced laborer was "honored". ww2dbase [Kraków | CPC]
13 Mar 1944
Poland
Poland
- The Jewish ghetto of Kraków, Poland was closed down; as its residents were deported to the newly built Plaszów labor camp, 2,000 died en route. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Kraków | CPC]
24 Nov 1947
Poland
Poland
- The First Auschwitz Trial against 40 former camp staff members, including Arthur Liebehenschel, began in Kraków, Poland. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Kraków | CPC]
16 Dec 1947
Poland
Poland
- The First Auschwitz Trial against 40 former camp staff members, including Arthur Liebehenschel, ended in Kraków, Poland. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Kraków | CPC]
22 Dec 1947
Poland
Poland
- The Polish Supreme National Tribunal issued judgement on the 40 former Auschwitz Concentration Camp staff members tried during the First Auschwitz Trial which concluded 6 days prior. 23 were found guilty and were given death sentences, 16 were found guilty and were given prison terms, and 1 was acquitted. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Kraków | CPC]
22 Aug 1948
Poland
Poland
- Josef Bühler was executed by hanging in Kraków, Poland at 1949 hours. ww2dbase [Josef Bühler | Kraków | CPC]
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