The Jews of Warsaw fight back

19th April 1943: As the SS move to liquidate the remaining Jews in the ghetto a desperate, suicidal, attempt is made to resist them

Apr 19, 2023

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Two auxiliary police officers attached to the SS surveying the bodies of Jews killed in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.

In January the Germans had tried to ‘liquidate’ the Warsaw ghetto but had met some resistance. Now they tried again. The remaining residents were ordered to report for deportation on the 19th April at 9am. Those who did not report …

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