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A number of Jewish partisan groups operated across Nazi-occupied Europe, some made up of a few escapees from the Jewish ghettos or concentration camps, while others, such as Bielski partisans, numbered in the hundreds and included women and children. They were most numerous in Eastern Europe, but groups also existed in occupied France and Belgium, where they worked with the local resistance.<ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005441 Armed Jewish Resistance: Partisans]. Holocaust encyclopedia</ref> Many individual Jewish fighters took part in the other partisan movements in other occupied countries. In total, the Jewish partisans numbered between 20,000 and 30,000.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/partisan1.html Living and Surviving as a Partisan]. JVL</ref><ref name=britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jewish-partisan Jewish partisan]. Britanmica</ref>
A number of Jewish partisan groups operated across Nazi-occupied Europe, some made up of a few escapees from the Jewish ghettos or concentration camps, while others, such as Bielski partisans, numbered in the hundreds and included women and children. They were most numerous in Eastern Europe, but groups also existed in occupied France and Belgium, where they worked with the local resistance.<ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005441 Armed Jewish Resistance: Partisans]. Holocaust encyclopedia</ref> Many individual Jewish fighters took part in the other partisan movements in other occupied countries. In total, the Jewish partisans numbered between 20,000 and 30,000.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/partisan1.html Living and Surviving as a Partisan]. JVL</ref><ref name=britannica>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jewish-partisan Jewish partisan]. Britanmica</ref>
They fought in almost every country in [[Europe]], including [[Poland]], [[Belarus]], [[Lithuania]], and other areas occupied by Nazi Germany.
How they fought:
Sabotage: Jewish partisans sabotaged German forces and supplies, disrupted communications, and attacked German installations.
Fighting:
They engaged in armed combat against the Nazis, often in the forests and urban areas.
Scouting:
Jews who knew the local terrain were valuable as scouts for partisan units.
Rescuing Jews: Some Jewish partisan units, like the Bielski partisans, were known for rescuing Jews from extermination.
Challenges faced:
[[Antisemitism]]: Widespread antisemitism made it difficult for Jewish partisans to find support from the surrounding population.
Survival: Life as a partisan was dangerous and difficult, with constant danger of discovery and attack by the Germans.
Lack of resources: Jewish partisans often lacked adequate weapons, supplies, and medical care.
Examples of Jewish partisan groups:
Bielski partisans: A well-known all-Jewish partisan group that rescued thousands of Jews in the Naliboki Forest.
ZOB (Jewish Fighting Organization): An all-Jewish partisan group active in occupied Poland.
Zhukov Partisan Unit: A unit formed by Jews who fled the ghettos of western Byelorussia.
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