Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt
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The Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt was an October 1944 uprising by Jewish prisoners forced to work in the gas chambers and crematoria at Auschwitz-Birkenau, who sabotaged a crematorium and attacked SS guards in a desperate act of resistance against the Nazis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
act of resistance during the Holocaust
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prisoner revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| cause | imminent liquidation of Sonderkommando prisoners ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | desperate act of resistance ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | symbol of resistance in Auschwitz ⓘ |
| conflictType | prisoner uprising in extermination camp ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | 7 October 1944 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
postwar war crimes trials
ⓘ
survivor testimonies ⓘ |
| followedBy |
execution of women involved in smuggling explosives
ⓘ
tightening of security in Auschwitz-Birkenau ⓘ |
| goal |
to destroy crematoria and gas chambers
ⓘ
to resist Nazi extermination policies ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
German
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Polish ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Final Solution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Auschwitz II-Birkenau extermination camp
NERFINISHED
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Auschwitz-Birkenau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
armed resistance inside an extermination camp
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sabotage of a crematorium ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
SS guards
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camp authorities of Auschwitz-Birkenau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
Sonderkommando of Crematorium II
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Sonderkommando of Crematorium IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
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Jewish resistance during the Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy | Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Sonderkommando prisoners in Auschwitz-Birkenau ⓘ |
| precededBy | planning and clandestine organization among prisoners ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Auschwitz concentration camp
NERFINISHED
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Nazi war crimes ⓘ Sonderkommando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
execution of many participating prisoners
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partial destruction of Crematorium IV ⓘ severe German reprisals ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Jewish women prisoners who smuggled gunpowder ⓘ |
| target |
Crematorium IV at Auschwitz-Birkenau
NERFINISHED
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SS guards at Auschwitz-Birkenau ⓘ |
| used |
axes
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homemade explosives ⓘ improvised weapons ⓘ smuggled gunpowder ⓘ stones ⓘ |
| victims | Jewish prisoners ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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