Had the Germans been facing more and better armed civilians, they would have used different and more effective tactics.<p>Instead, the Germans decided to deport the Jews. Had they just gone from the start shelled&#x2F;bombed the ghetto, and set it on fire, they would have lost many fewer soldiers and taken less time.<p>Also, the Wikipedia page says the backbone of the German troops were &#x27;821 Waffen-SS paramilitary soldiers from five SS Panzergrenadier reserve and training battalions and one SS cavalry reserve and training battalion&#x27;. These are not the prime troops that would be on the front lines.<p>That&#x27;s not to say there was no effect, but I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s reasonable to say &quot;significant&quot;.<p>Also, a complete tally would need to subtract from the 2,000 count the number of German soldiers that were used to maintain the ghetto.