The bodies of Jewish resisters lie in front of the ruins of a building where they were shot by the SS during the suppression of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. The original German caption reads: "Bandits killed in battle."

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Jews captured by the SS during the suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising are lined up against a wall prior to being searched for weapons. The original German caption reads: "Before the search."

These two women, soon to be executed, were members of the Jewish resistance. Dispatches by SS and Police General J. Stroop reported that "...Jews and Jewesses shot from two pistols at the same time...The Jewesses carried loaded pistols in their clothing with the safety catches off... At the last moment, they would pull hand grenades out...and throw them at the soldiers...."