Under the most adverse conditions, Jewish prisoners succeeded in
initiating resistance and uprisings in some Nazi camps. The
surviving Jewish workers launched uprisings even in the
extermination camps of Treblinka, Sobibor, and Auschwitz-
Birkenau. About 1,000 Jewish prisoners participated in the
revolt in Treblinka. On August 2, 1943, Jews seized what weapons
they could find--picks, axes, and some firearms stolen from the
camp armory--and set fire to the camp. About 200 managed to
escape. The Germans recaptured and killed about half of them. On
October 14, 1943, prisoners in Sobibor killed 11 SS guards and
police auxiliaries and set the camp on fire. About 300 prisoners
escaped, breaking through the barbed wire and risking their
lives in the minefield surrounding the camp. Over 100 were
recaptured and later shot. On October 7, 1944, prisoners
assigned to Crematorium IV at Auschwitz-Birkenau rebelled after
learning that they were going to be killed. The Germans crushed
the revolt and murdered almost all of the