Opposition to the Nazis: Jews
- Created by: Alice Edwards-King
- Created on: 09-06-15 20:12
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- Opposition to the Nazis: Jews
- Warsaw Uprising
- July 28th 1942, several underground organisations formed known as the ZOB.
- At formation had 200 members
- Formed because of deportation of around 300,000 Jews
- Oct 1942, ZOB established contact with Polish military underground movement
- Obtained small amount of weaponary
- Jan 1943, Group of Jewish fighters with pistols infiltrated a column of Jews being moved ready for deportation
- Most Jewish fighters died
- Germans suspended further deportations
- April 19 1943, ZOB had about 500 fighters and another group, ZZW, had about 250
- Prepared underground bunkers to hide residents of the ghetto
- When ** came to announce the restart of deportations the streets were empty
- ZOB fighters stunned with their attack and Germans forced to retreat
- April 21 1943, German commander reported losing 12 men. By 3rd day ** troops tore the ghetto to the ground
- Planned to liquidate it in 3 days
- May 8 1943, Germans found and captured ZOB bunker and killed leader
- May 16 1943, Individuals or small groups hid or fought for over a month
- Destruction of synagogue on Tlomacki street ordered
- 7000 Jews killed and 42,000 deported to camps
- July 28th 1942, several underground organisations formed known as the ZOB.
- Treblinka Uprisibg
- 2 August 1943, a number of prisoners in the work details rebelled
- Managed to steal kerosene and set camp buildings alight
- Number of guards killed
- 600 of 1500 prisoners escaped
- 40 are known to have survived the war
- Sobibor Uprising
- Rumours camp was closing spread
- Prisoners thought they would all be killed
- 14 October 1943 an underground resistance group killed 11 ** officers and a number of guards
- 300 of 600 prisoners escaped into forest
- 50-70 survived the war, others were recaptured or killed on surrounding mine fields
- Warsaw Uprising
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