Event · Aktion Or Raid
February action in the Bialystok ghetto
Massacre involving searches, shootings, and evacuations from February 5–12, 1943.
Page scan 5341943-02-05–1943-02-12HIGH confidence
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... The massacre continued for seven days from Feb-
ruary 5-12, 1943, except for Sunday, when the Nazi
soldiers took their day of rest. Trucks of soldiers would
arrive inside the ghetto punctually at 7 A.M.; the
searching, shootings and evacuations would continue
until 5 P.M. This lent a measure of predictability to the
carnage, an advantage for the Jews hiding in their shel-
ters. If the enemy’s mode of operation could be antici-
pated, the Jews could find ways of outwitting the
Gestapo. After 5 P.M., when the methodical Nazis
called it a day, some women would emerge from the
shelters and re-enter their homes, where they prepared
food for their famished families. Some of the babies
went days without a drop of water. ...Connected nodes