One of the most famous Warsaw underground organizations during World War II was Żegota. It was one of the few groups that worked to save Jews. It was founded by the Polish government, which was in exile as a result of the occupation. The members and organizers of Żegota were Continue Reading
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Mass Destruction: Continued
Six death camps, Chełmno, Bełżec, Sobibór, Treblinka, Majdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau, were established for the systematic mass murder of Jews as part of the Final Solution, first in gas vans and then in gas chambers. Chełmno was the first extermination center established by the Germans in occupied Poland. It operated from Continue Reading