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Sobibor prisoner resistance

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Sobibor prisoner resistance

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Prisoners launch uprising at Sobibor killing center

📅 14 October 1943

Jewish prisoners killed SS personnel, set the camp on fire, and attempted a mass escape. Roughly 300 broke out; about 58 survived the war. The revolt undermines accounts that portray victims as...