Treblinka uprising
E793475
Holocaust resistance event
Jewish resistance action
World War II event
armed revolt
prisoner uprising
The Treblinka uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish prisoners at the Treblinka extermination camp, in which they attacked guards, set facilities on fire, and attempted a mass escape in resistance to Nazi genocide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treblinka extermination camp uprising | 1 |
| Treblinka uprising canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9261785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treblinka uprising Context triple: [Jewish underground organizations, contributedTo, Treblinka uprising]
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A.
Sobibor extermination camp uprising
The Sobibor extermination camp uprising was a 1943 prisoner revolt in the Nazi death camp Sobibor, in which inmates organized a mass escape that led to the camp’s closure and became one of the most significant acts of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
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B.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
The Bialystok Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish resistance fighters in the Białystok Ghetto against Nazi German efforts to liquidate the ghetto during the Holocaust.
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C.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 Jewish-led armed resistance against Nazi efforts to liquidate the Warsaw Ghetto, becoming a powerful symbol of defiance during the Holocaust.
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D.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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E.
Lwów Uprising (1944)
The Lwów Uprising (1944) was a World War II armed insurrection by the Polish Home Army in the city of Lwów aimed at liberating it from German occupation before the arrival of Soviet forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treblinka uprising Target entity description: The Treblinka uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish prisoners at the Treblinka extermination camp, in which they attacked guards, set facilities on fire, and attempted a mass escape in resistance to Nazi genocide.
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A.
Sobibor extermination camp uprising
The Sobibor extermination camp uprising was a 1943 prisoner revolt in the Nazi death camp Sobibor, in which inmates organized a mass escape that led to the camp’s closure and became one of the most significant acts of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
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B.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
The Bialystok Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish resistance fighters in the Białystok Ghetto against Nazi German efforts to liquidate the ghetto during the Holocaust.
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C.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a 1943 Jewish-led armed resistance against Nazi efforts to liquidate the Warsaw Ghetto, becoming a powerful symbol of defiance during the Holocaust.
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D.
Wawer massacre
The Wawer massacre was a World War II mass execution of Polish civilians by German occupiers near Warsaw in December 1939, regarded as one of the first large-scale Nazi atrocities against the Polish population.
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E.
Lwów Uprising (1944)
The Lwów Uprising (1944) was a World War II armed insurrection by the Polish Home Army in the city of Lwów aimed at liberating it from German occupation before the arrival of Soviet forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust resistance event
ⓘ
Jewish resistance action ⓘ World War II event ⓘ armed revolt ⓘ prisoner uprising ⓘ |
| combatant |
Jewish prisoners
ⓘ
SS guards ⓘ Trawniki men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | German-occupied Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1943-08-02 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfEscapees | about 300 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfSurvivors | around 70 ⓘ |
| goal |
destruction of camp facilities
ⓘ
mass escape from Treblinka extermination camp ⓘ resistance to Nazi genocide ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Dr. Berek Lajcher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jankiel Wiernik NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Chorążycki NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalman Taigman NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Haberman NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Glazar NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Rajzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Zelo Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Nazi occupation of Poland ⓘ |
| location |
Treblinka II
NERFINISHED
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Treblinka extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
armed attack on guards
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setting camp facilities on fire ⓘ use of smuggled weapons ⓘ use of stolen weapons from camp armory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the major uprisings in Nazi extermination camps
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symbolizing Jewish armed resistance during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
German guards
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ SS camp staff ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish resistance during the Holocaust ⓘ World War II in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Jewish prisoners
ⓘ
Sonderkommando prisoners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedBy | underground prisoner organization at Treblinka ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operation Reinhard
NERFINISHED
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Sobibor uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Treblinka extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of most participants
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escape of several hundred prisoners ⓘ killing of many escaping prisoners by German forces ⓘ partial destruction of camp facilities ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
awareness of mass murder of Jews
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knowledge of impending liquidation of the camp ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treblinka uprising Description of subject: The Treblinka uprising was a 1943 armed revolt by Jewish prisoners at the Treblinka extermination camp, in which they attacked guards, set facilities on fire, and attempted a mass escape in resistance to Nazi genocide.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Treblinka extermination camp uprising