Oskar Schindler

  • Birth

    Birth
    Oskar Schindler was born April 28, 1908 In Svitavy, Moravia during the province of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    In 1928 he married Emilie Pelzl
  • Army

    Army
    He was in the Czechoslovak army and in the year 1938 he received the rank lance corporal.while he was in the reserves.
  • Nazi party

    Nazi party
    Five months after the German annexation of the Sudetenland, which is when northern, southwest, and western areas of Czechloslovakia was taken by German speakers. Oskar Schindler joined the nazi party.
  • Moving

    Moving
    After Germany had control of Poland, Schindler moved to Krakow from Svitavy in October 1939. In the factories where they were Germanizing the Jewish and polish is where Schindler employed the jewish. He employed just over 1,000.
  • Relocating

    Relocating
    In October the Emalia Jews had been transferred to plaszow. Schindler sought and received the authorization to relocate his plant to Brünnlitz (Brnenec) in Moravia, and he reopened it excluevly as an armaments factory. An assistant of his made several lists of up to 1,200 Jews. The list was known as schiendlers list.
  • Leaving

    On May 9, 1945 is when Schindler left Brünnlitz that is when the troops liberated the camp.
  • Leaving Germany

    Leaving Germany
    Schindler and his wife moved to Argentina.
  • Leaving Germany

    Leaving Germany
    Schindler and his wife moved to Argentina.
  • Leaving Germany

    Leaving Germany
    Schindler and his wife moved to Argentina.
  • Death

    Death
    Schindler died in Germany in 1974
  • Movie

    Movie
    Without Steven speilbergs film Schindler may never have known as well as he is today.