Historical place archive

Germany in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Germany in Austria. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records6 event labels1 people1940–1946

Historical events in Germany

1940

22 October 1940
Baden and Saarpfalz Deportations
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Organizes deportation of Jews from Baden and Saarpfalz.

22 October 1940
Jews Deported to Unoccupied France
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Nearly seven thousand people are sent to unoccupied France.

1945

May 1945
American Custody
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Falls into American custody after Germany's defeat.

May 1945
Postwar Detention under False Identity
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Uses false identity papers to conceal his senior SS role.

1946

1946
Eichmann Goes Underground
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Lives under false identities while avoiding war-crimes investigators.

1946
Escape from US Custody
Adolf Eichmann · World War, 2nd

Escapes from American detention.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Austria and Germany. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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