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The Jewish fighters had limited resources during the war in the Warsaw Ghetto. So they had to make their own weapons and objects they would help defeat the German army. They made things like guns and grenades out of random scrap found on the ground or in abandoned factories around the area.

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The Ghetto in flames and fighting all around it.

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Success of the Germans invading Warsaw Ghetto

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Success of the Germans invading Warsaw Ghetto

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The German soldiers attacked on the days that were most important to the Jewish people, which was an advantage because, the Jews were trying to celebrate these days as much as they could. The Germans eventually captured ZOB headquarters. This was a huge disadvantage for the Jews.

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Reasons for liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto

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Reasons for liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto

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The commander of the German division that attacked Warsaw Ghetto wanted to impress Adolf Hitler on his birthday. He wanted to liquify the Ghetto so that his boss would be proud and want to improve his rank. The ultimate reason why the Ghetto was crushed.

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Months ahead of the battles against the Nazis the Resistance dug holes and put bunkers in. They also put bunkers in attacks and basements that were open. This helped them take shelter from the fighting and for the injured to get better.

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Ben was one of four children born to a religious Jewish family. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. After the Germans occupied Warsaw, Ben decided to escape to Soviet-occupied eastern Poland. However, he soon decided to return to his family, then in the Warsaw ghetto. Ben was assigned to a work detail outside the ghetto, and helped smuggle people out of the ghetto-including Vladka (Fagele) Peltel, a member of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB), who later became his wife. Later, he went into hiding outside the ghetto and posed as a non-Jewish Pole. During the Warsaw ghetto uprising in 1943, Ben worked with other members of the underground to rescue ghetto fighters, bringing them out through the sewers and hiding them on the "Aryan" side of Warsaw. From the "Aryan" side of Warsaw, Ben witnessed the burning of the Warsaw ghetto during the uprising. After the uprising, Ben escaped from Warsaw by posing as a non-Jew. Following liberation, he was reunited with his father, mother, and younger sister.

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Benjamin (Ben) Meed describes the burning of the Warsaw ghetto during the 1943 ghetto u...

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Ben was one of four children born to a religious Jewish family. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. After the Germans occupied Warsaw, Ben decided to escape to Soviet-occupied eastern Poland. However, he soon decided to return to his family, then in the Warsaw ghetto.

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Here is a Nazi soldier holding a Jewish resistance fighter captive just outside a ruined building.

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The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest Ghetto in the entire continent of Europe at the time. It was in Warsaw, Poland, and held around 300,000 Jewish residents. It was where many Jewish resistance groups took place to fight the Nazis.

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Resistance: They Fought Back | The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans.

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“It is impossible to put into words what we have been through. One thing is clear: what happened exceeded our boldest dreams. The Germans ran twice from the Ghetto.” (M. Anielewicz)

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Resistance fighters lined up on a wall being prepared to be executed.

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The Resistance fighters initially planned hand to hand combat like with knives and sharp objects used to fight up close. They wanted to pick the Germans off one by one so that the Germans would gain many casualties. These were the plans that were the Resistance's plans to begin with, but it did not turn out the way they wanted It to turn out.

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"It is impossible to describe the conditions under which the Jews of the Ghetto are now living. Only a few will be able to hold out." (M.Anielewicz)

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The Resistance of Warsaw Ghetto wanted many things to happen that didn't go their way. Such as trying to contact the Polish underground military. Which didn't work, because the Polish underground military was to afraid to go out and help the Resistance. If the Polish Underground Military would've helped the Resistance probably would have a better chance at defeating the Nazis.

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A Resistance bunker in ruins after the battle.

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The Jewish Resistance wanted to protect their future generations. They wanted to fight so that their bloodlines and children could live to see another day. They intended to slow the Nazis down and to help set the Jews free from the horrible hands of the Nazis.

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A gathering of people showing their true respect to those who died fighting the Nazis.

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There are streets with death and smoke and horror.

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A building burns during the suppression of the Warsaw ghetto uprising

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When the Nazis came to clear out the Warsaw Ghetto, they were met with fierce resistance.

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