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1943: Warsaw Jews
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On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. Seven hundred and fifty fighters fought the heavily armed and well-trained Germans. The ghetto fighters were able to hold out for nearly a month, but on May 16, 1943, the revolt ended. The Germans had slowly crushed the resistance. Of the more than 56,000 Jews captured, about 7,000 were shot, and the remainder were deported to killing centers or concentration camps.
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August 16, 1943: Bialystok Ghetto; Deportations begin again. (Final liquidation of the Ghetto.) At Himmler's orders, families are separated. The usual procedures of selection commence. Many Jews were shot and beaten throughout the process. There would be no repeat of the resistance experienced in the Warsaw Ghetto. Bialystock would be emptied of Jews from this time on.
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May 16, 1943 -- Nazi officer Jergen Stroop reports to his superiors that the Warsaw ghetto is no longer in existence. According to his calculations 7,000 Jews have been killed in street fighting, 30,000 have been deported to Treblinka and 5-6,000 have perished in flames.
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August 2, 1943: TEBLINKA REVOLT; The Treblinka revolt takes place after months of thwarted planning. Limited arms and hand grenades were smuggled out of the arsenal. The revolt starts when a Jew shoots an SS officer as he was whipping two prisoners. Buildings were set on fire. The arsenal was exploded. 150 of the 700 Jewish workers involved in the revolt managed to escape.
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