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The Stroop Collection

The final liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto began on April 19, 1943, when the SS forces and German police entered the ghetto under the command of SS General Jurgen Stroop. The Jews, who obtained prior information about the operation, went underground and some of them turned to armed resistance. The campaign to wipe out the ghetto continued until May 16, and ended when the Great Synagogue was blown up. During the operation, at least one photographer accompanied Stroop’s headquarters, and he took some 115 photographs.

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Jews captured during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto are gathered at the Umschlagplatz (transfer point) prior to deportation to a death camp
Jews captured during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto are gathered at the Umschlagplatz (transfer point) prior to deportation to a death camp

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/100

Jews captured during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto are gathered at the Umschlagplatz (transfer point) prior to deportation to a death camp
Waffen SS soldiers with a Jew who was captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldiers with a Jew who was captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/111

Waffen SS soldiers with a Jew who was captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldiers remove Jews from a building where they had taken refuge, Warsaw ghetto
Waffen SS soldiers remove Jews from a building where they had taken refuge, Warsaw ghetto

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/112

Waffen SS soldiers remove Jews from a building where they had taken refuge, Warsaw ghetto
Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising being taken to the Umschlagplatz (transfer point)
Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising being taken to the Umschlagplatz (transfer point)

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/115

Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising being taken to the Umschlagplatz (transfer point)
Stores that were destroyed during the bombardment of the Warsaw ghetto
Stores that were destroyed during the bombardment of the Warsaw ghetto

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/12

Stores that were destroyed during the bombardment of the Warsaw ghetto
Building in flames inside the Warsaw ghetto, as viewed from the Aryan side
Building in flames inside the Warsaw ghetto, as viewed from the Aryan side

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/47

Building in flames inside the Warsaw ghetto, as viewed from the Aryan side
German sappers assigned to blow up bunkers where Jews were hiding, together with Jews who had been removed from one of the bunkers in the Warsaw ghetto. 8 May 1943 (estimated)
German sappers assigned to blow up bunkers where Jews were hiding, together with Jews who had been removed from one of the bunkers in the Warsaw ghetto. 8 May 1943 (estimated)

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/50

German sappers assigned to blow up bunkers where Jews were hiding, together with Jews who had been removed from one of the bunkers in the Warsaw ghetto. 8 May 1943 (estimated)
Two members of a Ukrainian militia unit stand opposite the corpses of Jews killed during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Two members of a Ukrainian militia unit stand opposite the corpses of Jews killed during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/59

Two members of a Ukrainian militia unit stand opposite the corpses of Jews killed during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
A Jew attempts to escape a burning building, Warsaw ghetto
A Jew attempts to escape a burning building, Warsaw ghetto

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/66

A Jew attempts to escape a burning building, Warsaw ghetto
Shelled-out remains of a building bombarded during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto
Shelled-out remains of a building bombarded during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/96

Shelled-out remains of a building bombarded during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto
Waffen SS soldier guards Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldier guards Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Yad Vashem Photo Archives 2807/98

Waffen SS soldier guards Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Jews captured during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto are gathered at the Umschlagplatz (transfer point) prior to deportation to a death camp
Jews captured during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto are gathered at the Umschlagplatz (transfer point) prior to deportation to a death camp
Waffen SS soldiers with a Jew who was captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldiers with a Jew who was captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldiers remove Jews from a building where they had taken refuge, Warsaw ghetto
Waffen SS soldiers remove Jews from a building where they had taken refuge, Warsaw ghetto
Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising being taken to the Umschlagplatz (transfer point)
Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising being taken to the Umschlagplatz (transfer point)
Stores that were destroyed during the bombardment of the Warsaw ghetto
Stores that were destroyed during the bombardment of the Warsaw ghetto
Building in flames inside the Warsaw ghetto, as viewed from the Aryan side
Building in flames inside the Warsaw ghetto, as viewed from the Aryan side
German sappers assigned to blow up bunkers where Jews were hiding, together with Jews who had been removed from one of the bunkers in the Warsaw ghetto. 8 May 1943 (estimated)
German sappers assigned to blow up bunkers where Jews were hiding, together with Jews who had been removed from one of the bunkers in the Warsaw ghetto. 8 May 1943 (estimated)
Two members of a Ukrainian militia unit stand opposite the corpses of Jews killed during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Two members of a Ukrainian militia unit stand opposite the corpses of Jews killed during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
A Jew attempts to escape a burning building, Warsaw ghetto
A Jew attempts to escape a burning building, Warsaw ghetto
Shelled-out remains of a building bombarded during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto
Shelled-out remains of a building bombarded during the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto
Waffen SS soldier guards Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Waffen SS soldier guards Jews captured during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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