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Birth
Oskar Schindler was born in Zwittau, Austro- Hungary. -
WW1 started
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Sister was born
Schindler was very close to his sister, Elfriede. -
WW1 ended
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Adolf Hitler rose to power
Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. -
Wedding
Oskar Schindler married Emilie at the age of nineteen. They met the year before. Oskar got arrested at the wedding for already being married. -
Family's firm became bankrupt
His family’s firm became bankrupt after the economic depression of the 1930’s, because of this Schindler was left without a job which resulted in him joining the Nazi party -
office of the Military Foreign Intelligence of the German Armed Forces
He joined the office of the military foreign intelligence of the German armed forces in 1936. -
Joined the Czechoslavik army
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Took over factories
When Germany was invading Poland, Schindler went to Krakow, he took over and was responsible for 2 formerly Jewish owned enamel kitchenware manufacturers. -
Joined the Nazi party
Oskar joined the Nazi party because he believed it would look good for his business to go along with what everybody else was doing.
