1943 ⟶ Janowska Camp Uprising

Prisoners of the Janowska concentration camp stage a mass es...
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🔥 Janowska Camp Uprising

Prisoners of the Janowska concentration camp stage a mass escape/uprising when they are ordered to cover up evidence of a mass-murder. Most are rounded up and killed.⟶
Janowska Camp Uprising (1943)
concentration campuprisingJanowskamass murderHolocaustEastern FrontNazi GermanyJewish resistanceescapePoland

✊ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins

The Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto rise up for the first time, starting the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.⟶
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins (1943)
Warsaw GhettoUprisingJewish ResistancePolandHolocaustResistanceGermanyWorld War II

✡️ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends. The ghetto has been destroyed, with about 14,000 Jews killed and about another 40,000 sent to the death camps at Majdanek and Treblinka.⟶
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends (1943)
Warsaw GhettouprisingHolocaustJewish resistancegenocidedeath campsNazi Germany

🕊️ Majdanek Concentration Camp Liberated

Majdanek concentration camp is liberated by Soviet forces, the first among many. The Soviet Union is now in control of several large cities in Poland, including Lublin.⟶
Majdanek Concentration Camp Liberated (1944)
HolocaustLiberationConcentration CampPolandSoviet UnionEastern FrontWar Crimes1944

🕊️ Auschwitz Concentration Camp Liberated

Auschwitz concentration camp is liberated by Soviet troops.⟶
Auschwitz Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
LiberationAuschwitzConcentration CampHolocaustSoviet TroopsWorld War IIHuman RightsGenocideEastern Front

🕊️ Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberated

Buchenwald concentration camp is liberated by American forces.⟶
Buchenwald Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
HolocaustConcentration CampBuchenwaldLiberationAmerican ForcesWar CrimesNazi Germany1945Human Rights