World War II Diaries:The Complete War Report
1941 September
E25 Jul 23, 2017
In Berlin, a decree is introduced ordering all Jews older than six years of age and living in German territory to wear a Star of David sewed onto their clothes over the chest. The gay and gipsy communities are forced to wear a triangular shape. In the US, President Roosevelt delivers a bellicose speech aimed at placating the impatience of the British people. In it, he warns: “Hitler has unleashed violence on the Earth. We, the Americans, must do everything we can, absolutely everything, to stop him and his Nazi forces. In Auschwitz (Poland), the SS carry out tests with gas Zyklon B (hydrogen cyanide) in chambers with 600 Soviet prisoners of war. After the deadly results, the decision is taken to use this gas in the future camp of extermination of Auschwitz-Birkenau.