A series of tweets from the historical Twitter account WW2 Tweets from 1943 made me aware of yet another heroic Jewish revolt against the Nazis:
300+ Jewish prisoners of Syrets concentration camp, near Kiev in Ukraine, have revolted & attacked Nazi guards. pic.twitter.com/t2VXNFHgbq
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
For 6 months, Camp Syrets inmates have been forced to destroy evidence of Nazi massacre at Babi Yar, 2 years ago. pic.twitter.com/Th6WAugMz3
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
Chained together, Surets prisoners have exhumed & burned Babi Yar corpses- while secretly gathering weapons & metal to unlock their cuffs.
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
Knowing they'll soon be massacred to kill witnesses, prisoners have overwhelmed guards at Camp Syrets, beating many Nazis to death & fleeing
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
Jewish inmate Yakov Kaper: "[We] removed the locks, crying Run for your lives, comrades! Hurrah!…Nazis pursued with cars, motorbikes & dogs"
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
"We tried to scatter- tragically only a few people managed to escape- only 18 survived." Read Yakov's full story: https://t.co/UFiExeJk1P
— WW2 Tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2015
