“And so, within seven months, I lost my father, my brother, and my mother. I am the only one who survived. This is what the Germans did to us, and these are things that should never be forgotten. On the other hand, we had our revenge: the survivors were able to raise magnificent families – among them myself. This is the revenge and the consolation.”
Zvi Kopolovich
Zvi Kopolovich
Resistance Movements
All across Europe there were many groups of people who contributed to the down fall of Nazism.
Armee Juive- Was a resistance force that had some combat action, but mostly focused on hiding Jewish people and smuggling money from Switzerland to France to fund their movement. The force was originally founded in January 1942 and operated in Toulouse, Nice, Lyon, and Paris.
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The Auschwitz SodnerKommando Revlot 1944. "SonderKommando" was a unit comprised for randomly selected Jewish prisoners, who were in charge of dealing with the valuables, corpses, and clothing from the gas chambers and crematoria. On October 7th they attacked all of the German SS inside of the camp. They killed multiple of dozens of guards with knifes and axes. They killed over 70 SS and blew-up crematorium 4.
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The Katzowicz Brothers-They fought in the Polish Bialystok Ghetto up rise, which happened in August 1943. In August 1943 the Nazis came into the ghetto to kill some 30,000 Jews who were caught. But what the Nazis did not know was a group of Jewish rebels were waiting for them. Having the brothers help in leading the ambush, with only 25 rifles and 100 pistols a group of 500 or so killed many Nazis. The total amount of Nazis killed was never released. This did spark some other small revolts in other places. The capability of a win during this was almost zero, even though doomed from the beginning these men and women enacted this attack upon the Nazis. Some 25,000 thousand Jewish people were murdered after this attack.
The French Resistance- One of the largest resistance movements of the war was the French resistance. It was one of the largest and most organized units. At its peek it had over 400,000 active members, against and occupation force of around 20 million Nazis. The Nazis tried to intimidate the resistance by shooting some 300,000 french hostages, this only enraged them. The resistance operated as a group of guerrillas, showing up for light raids and destroying supply routes. The resistance also would work among allied soldiers, scouting and fighting for them. This force would be supplied by allied bombers that dropped parcels of supplies, such as guns, radios, ammunition, and explosives. On D-day many paratroopers were helped by the resistance, who would help unite them with other found air raiders. The members of the French resistance I'd say would be an invaluable asset to the allied victory. Though few Jewish were in the French resistance, this force had rescued many thousands of Jews.
Other acts- Though some of these acts did not contribute to the war, acts such as hiding from the Nazis hindered the full war capability. Millions of "Deustche Franks" were spent in trying to hunt down hiding Jews. This act also a pin in the foot to the Nazis, who thought that it would be a quick act of taking out many Jews. Through the entire war Nazis tried to hunt Jewish down but found few. One act of spite was performed by many Jewish slaves working in factories. Many German tanks had a reputation for breaking down, only re-enforced by the purposeful sabotage from Jewish slaves. On German tank assembly lines fuel lines would be stuffed with a cigarette butt, or have a hole drilled into the oil valve. These small acts of defiance slowed Hitlers armored divisions as tanks would break down.
" Deustche Frank" Was the German Currency used before the Euro.
Oskar Schindler- German part of the Nazi party. Also a Nazi spy. Credited in saving some 1,200 Jewsih people. He saved them by employing them into his enamware and ammuntion factories.. He spent his entire fortune on saving them. He also bribed nazi officers to keep his workers safe. At the end of the war he had spent his entire fortune, saving his some 1,200 Jewish workers.
This is only a slightest portion of what really happened.
1.Why were some people so naive about the Nazis? Then how did they react later?
2.Why was there few heavy resistances?
3.Could Nazism been stopped?
4.Would you join a resistance?
2.Why was there few heavy resistances?
3.Could Nazism been stopped?
4.Would you join a resistance?
From the perspective of Peter
in The Diary of Anne Frank
a Pattern #1 Poem
His need for closure only secured by one door
He watches his adored cat
While he shrugs off his dads harmful comments
Peter contemplating his new life
Behind his door
In his room
With beaming light
With hidden fear
not knowing what'll happen