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October 14th 1943, a well thought out plan to resist and escape Sobibór, a concentration camp, took place.

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The plan was thought out by Alexander (Sasha) Pechersky. The plan was to lure the SS officers to a storehouse where they think they will be given new coats and boots.
Once inside, with help from Thomas Blatt, the prisoners would attack the officers with axes and knives.

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The plan took place on October 14th of 1943. At 4:00, with a blow of an axe, the first SS soldier was killed. More were killed, and electricity lines and wires were cut, so there was no ability for communication. The camp was burning, guns were aimed, and prisoners were fleeing all within an hour after the first soldier was killed.

There is a movie made about the events, called "Escape from Sobibor".

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About half the prisoners escaped during the resistance. Most died crossing the minefields or by Nazis. The people who escaped either joined partisan units. About 50 of the survivors survived the war.
Shortly after the uprising, the camp was destroyed and replaced with trees.

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"I wanted them to feel they were not powerless, and that we could indeed stage a revolt and escape."

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He was born on February 22, 1909.
He was placed in the Soviet Red Army on June 22, 1941. He was captured in October, a few months after being placed in the army. He was placed in Sobibór in September of 1943. After only 22 days he lead the escape from the camp.
Pechersky escaped, and when he found other Russians, he was put on trial, and had to fight on the front lines.
He survived the front lives. For surviving he was awarded the medal of bravery. He was also was promoted to captain.

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Sobibór was located in eastern Poland. Many deaths occured in this camp, around 43,000 jews were killed in Sobibór. The camp had 3 gas chambers, which were located in the most isolated part of the camp, Camp III.
If you want to learn more about the camp, and here stories about what happened there, go to this link: http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/ar/sobibor.html

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Thomas Blatt on Sobibor Death Camp Uprising

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In the video, Thomas Blatt Speaks About the Resistance

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In the video, Thomas Blatt Speaks About the Resistance

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Background: Thomas Blatt escaped from Sobibór camp during the uprising. He was 16 at the time.

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The Sobibór Resistance was one of the most successful escapes from the concentration camps.
It shows that the prisoners were willing to put themselves out there, risking their lived, and attack the soldiers to resist against the camp and the Holocaust in general.

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If you would like to learn more about the Sobibór Resistance, this website is a great read! http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/history-and-overview-of-sobibor