auschwitzmuseum, 8 months ago 7 October 1944 | Jewish prisoners of the Sonderkommando at the German Nazi camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau organized a revolt. They set crematorium IV on fire, causing serious damage, as well as attacked the SS men in the vicinity. 1/5 #Auschwitz #history #Sonderkommando #Holocaust #Jews #revolt #uprising #resisntance #OnThatDay @histodons Several prisoner of the Sonderkommando walking in between corpses. In the background - smoke from burning pits.
7 October 1944 | Jewish prisoners of the Sonderkommando at the German Nazi camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau organized a revolt. They set crematorium IV on fire, causing serious damage, as well as attacked the SS men in the vicinity. 1/5
#Auschwitz #history #Sonderkommando #Holocaust #Jews #revolt #uprising #resisntance #OnThatDay @histodons
Several prisoner of the Sonderkommando walking in between corpses. In the background - smoke from burning pits.
