Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
With the German defeat at Stalingrad, and the heavy losses suffered by the Romanian army at the front, the specter of a German defeat in the war galvanized the Romanian government to establish contacts with the Allies and negotiate with them. This shift had major ramifications on their policies towards the Jews. Many of the bureaucratic impediments in the path of Romanian Jewry that had prevented them from sending help to the Jews in Transnistria were removed, and connections were
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Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
After Hungarian Regent Admiral Miklos Horthy refused to sign a German document in which he ostensibly sought immediate German intervention, Hitler ordered his forces to occupy the country. On March 19, German paratroopers seized the Hungarian airports as other units crossed the border and occupied the countryside. Germany completed its occupation of Hungary on March 20.
Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
In response to reports about Germany´s intentions to implement the “Final Solution” in newly occupied Hungary, an urgent appeal was made to leaders in Western countries to warn Hungary repeatedly not to permit the annihilation of the Jews. The Hungarians should be told emphatically, the appeal stated, that their treatment of the Jews would become a litmus test for peace arrangements after the war. Roosevelt responded affirmatively to the request. In a manifesto released that very day, he not only
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