January 18, 1945
SS Begins Evacuating Auschwitz
On this day, January 18, 1945, the SS began evacuating prisoners from the Auschwitz camp complex on death marches as Soviet forces approached.
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17–18 January 1945
Soviet Troops Liberate the Budapest Ghetto
On 17–18 January 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Pest ghetto. Tens of thousands of Jews were still inside. Buda fell a month later.
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Europe
November 7, 1944
Hannah Szenes Is Executed
On this day, November 7, 1944, Hannah Szenes was executed by firing squad in Budapest. She was 23.
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Israel
October 7, 1944
Sonderkommando Revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau
On this day, October 7, 1944, Jewish Sonderkommando prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau attacked SS guards and set fire to Crematorium IV.
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Europe
August 11, 1944
Joop Westerweel Is Murdered at Vught
On this day, August 11, 1944, German authorities executed Joop Westerweel at Vught for helping Jews escape Nazi deportation.
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Europe
April 11, 1944
A Transport from Athens Reaches Auschwitz
On 11 April 1944, Jews deported from Athens on transport no. 20 reached Auschwitz.
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Europe
November 3, 1943–November 4, 1943
Operation Harvest Festival
On 3–4 November 1943, SS and police units murdered about 42,000 Jewish prisoners in the Lublin district during Operation Harvest Festival.
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Europe
October 14, 1943
Prisoners Revolt at Sobibor
On this day, October 14, 1943, prisoners at Sobibor killed members of the SS staff and about 300 broke out of the camp.
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Europe
1–2 October 1943
German Police Begin Arresting Danish Jews
On the night of October 1–2, 1943, German police began arresting Jews in Denmark. Most escaped to Sweden after being warned.
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Europe
August 16, 1943
Białystok Ghetto Uprising Begins
On this day, August 16, 1943, Jewish fighters in the Białystok ghetto rose as German forces began the final liquidation. The revolt was the second-largest ghetto uprising after Warsaw.
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Europe
August 2, 1943
Prisoners Revolt at Treblinka
On this day, August 2, 1943, Jewish prisoners at the Treblinka killing center seized weapons and tried to break out. USHMM records that more than 300 escaped; German forces later recaptured and killed about two-thirds of them.
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Europe
August 1, 1943
The Final Liquidation of the Będzin Ghetto Begins
On 1 August 1943, German forces began the final liquidation of the Będzin ghetto. Armed resistance slowed the clearance.
Holocaust · Ghettos · World War II · Antisemitism
Europe