Bielski partisans
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The Bielski partisans were a World War II Jewish resistance group in German-occupied Poland that saved and sheltered over a thousand Jews while conducting guerrilla operations against the Nazis.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish resistance group
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World War II resistance movement ⓘ partisan unit ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1941 ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1944 ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Soviet partisans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateSize | over 1,200 people at peak ⓘ |
| commander | Tuvia Bielski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| enemy |
German occupation authorities
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily Jewish ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander "Zus" Bielski
NERFINISHED
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Aron Bielski NERFINISHED ⓘ Asael Bielski NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuvia Bielski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-Nazi ⓘ |
| languageOfMembers |
Polish
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| leader | Tuvia Bielski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintained |
forest camp with a hospital
ⓘ
forest camp with a school ⓘ forest camp with a synagogue ⓘ forest camp with communal kitchens ⓘ forest camp with workshops ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bielski brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing a large family camp
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guerrilla warfare against Nazi German forces ⓘ rescuing Jews from the Holocaust ⓘ sheltering Jewish refugees in forest camps ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
German-occupied Poland
NERFINISHED
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Naliboki Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowogródek region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Holocaust persecution of Jews ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Jewish partisan movement in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | saving Jewish lives ⓘ |
| regionNowIn | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescued |
Jewish children
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Jewish men ⓘ Jewish women ⓘ over 1,000 Jews ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | fighting German occupation forces ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Defiance"
NERFINISHED
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numerous historical studies ⓘ |
| tactics |
ambushes
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guerrilla warfare ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
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