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Jewish people deported
About 300,000 Jews were deported from Warsaw to Treblinka.When there had been reports of mass murders in the killing center leaked back to the Warsaw ghetto, a surviving group of mostly young people formed to create an organisation called the Z.O.B. (Jewish Fighting organisation in Polish). -
Ghetto fighters fight against german troops
In January 1943, Warsaw ghetto fighters fired upon German troops as they tried to round up another group of ghetto inhabitants for deportation. Ghetto fighters used a small supply of weapons that had been smuggled in. After a few days, the troops retreated. This small victory inspired the ghetto fighters to prepare for future german resistance. -
Germans renew deportation of the jews
The Germans renew deportations from the Warsaw ghetto. However, the Germans encounter resistance from the ZOB. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising started
On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising started after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. 750 fighters fought the heavily armed Germans who had experience with fighting. The ghetto fighters were able to hold them out for nearly a month -
Final destruction of Warsaw ghetto begins
The Germans who are under the command of SS General Juergen Stroop, began the final destruction of the Warsaw ghetto and the deportation of the remaining Jews. -
Warsa Ghetto Revolt Ended
May 16, 1943, the revolt ended. The Germans had slowly crushed the Warsaw ghetto resistance. Of the more than 56,000 Jews that were captured, approximately 7,000 were shot, and the remainder were deported to camps. -
Warsaw ghetto is destroyed
The Warsaw Ghetto is destroyed, the uprising ends. After a month of fighting, the Germans blow up the Great Synagogue in Warsaw, signaling the end of the uprising and the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto.
