Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the 6th Army
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Historical records for Germany in 1942
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March
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the 6th Army
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief for the West, replaces Witzleben
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief for the West, replaces Witzleben
Dismissal
Dismissed because the 6th Army had not counter-attacked enough at the siege of Kharkov
Eastern Front Operational Control Remains with OKH
The main Eastern Front remains under OKH operational control while Jodl's OKW staff directs other theatres.
Final Solution
By spring of 1942, Operation Reinhard began the systematic extermination of the Jews, although hundreds of thousands already had been killed by death squads and in mass pogroms
Holocaust
Code name given to the Nazi plan to murder Polish Jews in the General Government, marks the beginning of the most deadly phase of the Holocaust, the use of extermination camps
Major General
Appointed Major General
Major General
Appointed Major General
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW)
Directs the command of the West under the OKW & the East under the OKH
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW)
Appointed Member of OKH Fuhrer Reserve
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)
Directs the command of the West under the OKW & the East under the OKH
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)
Appointed Member of OKH Fuhrer Reserve
OKW Western Theatre Responsibilities Expanded
Jodl's operations staff assumes broader responsibility for theatres facing the Western Allies outside the main Eastern Front.
Operation Reinhard
Named in memory of Reinhard Heydrich, coordinator of the Endlosung der Judenfrage (Final Solution of the Jewish Question), extermination of the Jews living in the European countries occupied by the German 3rd Reich
Operation Reinhard
By spring of 1942, Operation Reinhard began the systematic extermination of the Jews, although hundreds of thousands already had been killed by death squads and in mass pogroms
Operation Reinhard
Code name given to the Nazi plan to murder Polish Jews in the General Government, marks the beginning of the most deadly phase of the Holocaust, the use of extermination camps.
Operation Reinhard
During the operation, as many as two million people are murdered in Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka, almost all of whom were Jews.
Operation Reinhard
Named in memory of Reinhard Heydrich, coordinator of the Endlosung der Judenfrage (Final Solution of the Jewish Question), extermination of the Jews living in the European countries occupied by the German 3rd Reich.
Plenipotentiary
Appointed Plenipotentiary for Labour Allocation
Plenipotentiary
Appointed Plenipotentiary for Labour Allocation
Pogroms
By spring of 1942, Operation Reinhard began the systematic extermination of the Jews, although hundreds of thousands already had been killed by death squads and in mass pogroms
Sixth Army
Dismissed because the 6th Army had not counter-attacked enough at the siege of Kharkov
Western Allied Theatre Direction Expanded
Jodl becomes the principal OKW operational adviser for campaigns against the Western Allies and peripheral theatres.
April
Invasion of Russia
Army Group Centre would conduct holding attacks, Army Group North would capture Leningrad and link with Finland, and Army Group South would capture the Caucasus.
Invasion of Russia
Hitler laid out the elements of the plan now known as "Case Blue" (Fall Blau) in Fuhrer Directive No. 41.
Invasion of Russia
Hitler's HQ issues orders for the "final victory in the East."
Invasion of Russia
The directive set the 1942 summer campaign's goals on Germany's Eastern Front.
Operation Case Blue
Hitler laid out the elements of the plan now known as "Case Blue" (Fall Blau) in Fuhrer Directive No. 41. The directive stated the main goals of the 1942 summer campaign on Germany's Eastern Front: holding attacks for Army Group (AG) Centre, the capture of Leningrad and the link-up with Finland for AG North, and the capture of the Caucasus region for Army Group South
May
Operation Trappenjagd
Manstein launched Operation Trappenjagd against Soviet forces on the Kerch Peninsula. German attacks, backed by strong air support, broke through the Soviet defensive positions and led to the collapse of their bridgehead.
Fridericus
Submits plans to von Bock to eliminate the Barvenkovo salient
Siege of Kharkov
Timoshenko breaks through Heitzs VIII Corps to within 12 miles of Kharkov
Siege of Kharkov
Timoshenko breaks through Heitzs VIII Corps to within 12 miles of Kharkov
Siege of Kharkov
Strikes at the Barvenkovo salient, as ordered by Hitler
Siege of Kharkov
The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus, 240,000 Russians are taken
Siege of Kharkov
The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus, 240,000 Russians are taken
Siege of Kharkov
Timoshenko calls off his offensive after Kleists advance into the Barvenko salient
Siege of Kharkov
The "Barvenkovo mousetrap" is sprung by Kleist & Paulus, 240,000 Russians are taken
Battle of Bir-Hakeim
Rommel sends his armour south of Bir-Hakeim to outflank the British
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