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Today marks the anniversary of a generally little-known battle of World War II.\u00a0 <\/span>On this day in 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began.<\/p>\n The uprising was a desperate attempt by the Jewish residents of the Warsaw Ghetto to avoid deportation to the Treblinka Extermination Camp.\u00a0 <\/span>It was supported to various extents by other Communist and non-Communist Polish resistance forces.<\/p>\n The Polish Jews forced into the Ghetto were abysmally badly armed and supplied.\u00a0 Nonetheless<\/span>, they decided it was better to fight – and very likely die on their feet – than be led away to slaughter.<\/p>\n From 19 April to 10 May, the residents of the Warsaw Ghetto battled Nazi forces.\u00a0 <\/span>Using fire as their most effective weapon, the Nazis prevailed.<\/p>\n Prior to the uprising, the Warsaw Ghetto was approximately 1.3 square miles.\u00a0 At the end, few buildings within the entire Ghetto were useable.\u00a0 What was left were largely burned-out shells.\u00a0 The Nazis razed those and built Warsaw Concentration Camp on the site.<\/p>\n Approximately 13,000 are thought to have died during the Warsaw Ghetto uprising \u2013 7,000 in the fighting, and 6,000 by being burned alive or via smoke inhalation.\u00a0 <\/span>After the fighting ceased, the remaining 50,000 residents were deported to Treblinka.\u00a0 <\/span>Most were murdered there. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the first group deported early during the uprising reportedly reorganized into resistance groups while at Treblinka.\u00a0 Reputedly they also\u00a0 played a pivotal role in the 2 August 1943 revolt and mass escape which occurred there.<\/p>\n Spoczywaj w pokoju, m\u00f3j starszy bracia broni. Szalom.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"