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German Jews now face deportation
19th October 1941: The Holocaust is widened to include German citizens - who now start arriving in the ghettoes established in Poland
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Germans are enthralled by Hitler
Eyewitness accounts from ‘Creating Hitler’s Germany’ reveal the extraordinary grip that Hitler had over ordinary Germans from the very start
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‘Near Panic’ in Moscow
14th October 1941: As the German spearhead approaches the Soviet authorities begin evacuating the capital
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The defence of Moscow was led by a Red Army General who had been arrested in the purges but refused to sign a false confession despite torture. Konstantin Rokossovsky suffered sustained severe injuries, including broken and denailed fingers, pulled teeth, cracked ribs, and mock shooting ceremonies after being arrested in 1937. After being rehabilitated in 1940, he remained loyal to Russia and became one of the Red Army’s most talented commanders.
Army Group South marches on
9th October 1941: Blitzkrieg tactics continue to bring success as the Waffen-SS make a high risk attack on the city of Mariupol
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