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Why did Auschwitz-Birkenau uprising begin?

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October 7, 1944. On October 7, 1944, prisoners assigned to Crematorium IV at the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center rebel after learning that they were going to be killed. read more

Much of the gunpowder was used in creating demolition charges. There was talk of a general uprising that would coincide with the arrival of the approaching Soviet armies, but some sonderkommando were certain that they would not live until that day. On October 7, 1944, at about 3 in the afternoon, the Poles in Crematorium 1 begin the revolt. read more

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