Chronology of World War II
Friday, April 23
Most Resistance Ends in the Warsaw Ghetto
In the Warsaw Ghetto, significant resistance ended on April 23, 1943, and the Nazi operation officially ended in mid-May, symbolically culminated with the demolition of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw on May 16, 1943. According to the official report, at least 56,065 people were killed on the spot or deported to German Nazi concentration and death camps, most to Treblinka.