Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist who would later save the lives of more than a thousand Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, is born.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power in Germany, leading to widespread anti-Semitic policies.
The Nazis establish the Kraków Ghetto to confine the Jewish population of Kraków, Poland.
Schindler acquires an enamelware factory in Kraków, employing Jewish workers to avoid using German labor.
The Nazis begin the liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto, deporting its inhabitants to the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp.
Schindler intervenes to save his Jewish workers from deportation to extermination camps by transferring them to his factory.
Amon Goeth, known for his brutality, takes command of the camp where many Jews, including Schindler's workers, are imprisoned.
Schindler compiles a list of over 1,000 Jewish workers to transfer them to a safer factory in Brünnlitz, saving them from the Holocaust.
After the war, Schindler faces accusations and flees to avoid prosecution, but later is honored for his actions.
Oskar Schindler is recognized by Israel's Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
Oskar Schindler dies in Hildesheim, Germany.
Oskar Schindler arrives in Kraków and begins to establish his factory using Jewish labor.
The German army occupies Kraków, initiating anti-Jewish policies in the city.
Schindler converts an enamelware factory to produce goods for the German army, employing many Jews.
The Jewish population is confined to the Kraków Ghetto under harsh conditions.
Amon Göth begins his brutal reign over the Plaszów labor camp near Kraków.
Nazi forces begin deporting Jews from the Kraków Ghetto to Plaszów labor camp and extermination camps.
Schindler assembles a list of over 1,000 Jewish workers to be transferred to his new factory, sparing them from deportation.
Schindler moves his workers from Plaszów to his new factory in Brünnlitz, protecting them from extermination.
Soviet forces liberate the factory prisoners as World War II draws to a close.
Schindler escapes with his wife to avoid capture by Allies for his prior Nazi affiliations.
