Understanding the WW2 through

images and stories of survival.

Danish fishermen ferry a boatload of Jewish fugitives across a narrow sound

to neutral Sweden during the nationwide rescue operation. News of

impending deportations of Jews spawned a rapid response by the

Danes, who worked feverishly to save Jewish citizens. Boats of every size and shape were used to transport the Jews from Denmark to Sweden, away from

the grasp of the Nazis.

Members of the Jewish Resistance in Poland

Only the one who is sitting survived the holocaust. The others were captured and

tortured.

Pre-war portrait of Ala Gertner. Gertner was one of the participants in the Sonderkommando uprising in Auschwitz.Gertner was assigned to the Union Munitions factory and became a part of the uprising against the Nazis. The plan was to blow up one of the crematoria. The resistance succeeded in destroying Crematorium IV on October 7, 1944: but Ala Gertner, and her four friends involved were arrested and tortured. On January 5, 1945, all four women were publicly hanged.

Jewish people were forced to wear the Star of David on their clothing while Nazi Soldiers wore the Swastika armband.

Jewish owned store destroyed during the “Night of Broken Glass” Nov. 10th, 1938

Children watch as a Synagogue burns during Kristallnacht

Another synagogue burns during the ``Night of Broken Glass``

American Soldiers liberating people from a German Concentration Camp.

Prisoners celebrate as the Canadian troops arrive to liberate them.

Allies Countries

Axis Countries

Axis Occupied Countries

Axis Countries

Denmark (Occupied)