From burning homes to occupation terror in Crete, this story reveals what truly happened on June 3, 1941 and why it still matters today.
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June 2, 1941 – Massacre of Kondomari | The Day Occupation Terror Reached Crete
From occupied village streets to public executions on Crete, this story reveals what truly happened on June 2, 1941 and why it still matters today.
November 11, 1941 | Deportation of Hamburg’s Jews to the Minsk Ghetto — The Beginning of the Final Solution
On November 11, 1941, around 1,000 Jews from Hamburg were deported to the Minsk Ghetto in occupied Belarus. Most perished in ghettos or killing sites like Maly Trostenets, making this one of the earliest organized deportations of German Jews during the Holocaust.
September 14, 1944 | Maastricht Becomes the First Liberated Dutch City
On September 14, 1944, U.S. troops completed the liberation of Maastricht, the first Dutch city freed from German occupation.