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Jewish Resistance
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Hitler in Power
Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in Germany in September 1919 when Hitler joined the political party known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – DAP (German Workers' Party); the name was changed in 1920 to the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party). -
Wilhelm Gustloff Assassination
David Frankfurter, a Jew, assassinates the leader of the Nazi Party, Wilhelm Gustloff, in February 4, 1936. This causes an uprising for the Germans and weakens them. -
Guerilla Warfare
Eastern Europe had wide expanses of forests and swamps which were ideal for guerrilla warfare. Joseph Stalin established an underground movement in the occupied territories to fight the Germans, and in June 1942, central headquarters were established for the entire partisan movement .The partisans cut telephone, telegraph, and electrical lines. -
Ghetto Warsaw Uprising
An organization named the Z.O.B (Jewish Combat Organization) was created. They resisted going to railroad cars and won a victory with firearm, inspiring more rebellions. (July 22 - September 12) -
Lenin Ghetto Assault
In September 12, 1942, Brest Province was assaulted by about 150 partisan soldiers. They evacuated some Jews. -
Cafe Cyganeria Assault
Members of the Jewish Fighting Organization (Z.O.B), the underground resistance group in the ghetto, and partisans from the Communist People's Army, attack the Café Cyganeria, an establishment catering to German military personnel, and kill several Germans. -
Great Synagogue Burning
SS General Juergen Stroop begins burning and exploding buildings to force Jews out of barricaded hiding places. Some Jews ran for their lives or hid within the chaos. The Germans capture about 7,000 Jews to concentration camps. -
Czestochowa Ghetto Uprising
On June 26, 1943, during the weekly deportations to Treblinka death camp and a supposed liquidation, the 5,000 or so Jews inside the ghetto staged an urban firefight primarily along Nadrzeczna Street, where they took cover in makeshift bunkers and street-level basements. They used molotovs and guns. (every gun for 4 people) -
The Sobibor Uprising
Perchersky and Feldhender and other guards in a death camp would lure guards and SS officers around the rear of one of the barracks or into a machine shop and stab, garrot, or bludgeon them to death. They would then grab their uniforms and weapons and continue doing the same plan, until a guard found out. About half of the camp escaped. -
Death of Hitler
Hitler commits suicide by gunshot to avoid capture from the Russians. This drastically weakens the Nazi Army as he is the leader and spokesman.
