page_title: Waffen-SS
section_title: Warsaw Ghetto uprising
hierarchical_section_title: Waffen-SS / World War II / 1943 / Warsaw Ghetto uprising
caption_attribution_description: Original or archival image caption, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.German&#58; Der Führer der GroßaktionThe leader of the grand operationtitle QS:P1476,de:"Der Führer der Großaktion" label QS:Lde,"Der Führer der Großaktion" label QS:Lfr,"Le chef de la grande opération" label QS:Lpl,"Dowódca wielkiej operacji" label QS:Lru,"Лидер великой операции" label QS:Len,"The leader of the grand operation" label QS:Leo,"La komandanto de la granda operaco" label QS:Lcs,"Velitel velké operace" Deutsch: Niederschlagung des Aufstandes im Warschauer Ghetto. Foto von Jürgen Stroop in einem Bericht an Heinrich Himmler vom Mai 1943. English: Stroop Report: a report written by Jürgen Stroop for Heinrich Himmler about liquidation of Warsaw Ghetto in May 1943. Polski: Raport Stroopa: raport z maja 1943, napisany przez Jürgena Stroopa do Heinricha Himmlera na temat likwidacji getta warszawskiego. עברית: דו"ח סטרופ, נכתב על ידי יורגן סטרופ להיינריך הימלר על דיכוי המרד בגטו ורשה במאי 1943
context_page_description: The Waffen-SS was the military branch of the Nazi Party's SS organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and unoccupied lands.
  The Waffen-SS grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions during World War II, and served alongside the Heer, Ordnungspolizei and other security units. Originally, it was under the control of the SS Führungshauptamt beneath Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. With the start of World War II, tactical control was exercised by the High Command of the Armed Forces, with some units being subordinated to Kommandostab Reichsführer-SS directly under Himmler's control.
  Initially, in keeping with the racial policy of Nazi Germany, membership was open only to people of Germanic origin. The rules were partially relaxed in 1940, and after Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, Nazi propaganda claimed that the war was a “European crusade against Bolshevism” and subsequently formed units consisting of largely or solely of foreign volunteers and conscripts. These Waffen-SS units were made up of men mainly from among the nationals of Nazi-occupied Europe.
context_section_description: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a Jewish insurgency that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto from 19 April to 16 May, an effort to prevent the transportation of the remaining population of the ghetto to Treblinka extermination camp. Units involved from the Waffen-SS were 821 Waffen-SS Panzergrenadiers from five reserve and training battalions and one cavalry reserve and training battalion.
caption: Stroop Report original caption: "The leader of the grand operation." SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop (center) watches housing blocks burn
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