Event · Reports Nazi Presence And Panic
Nazi operation against the ghetto
Jews near the ghetto fence heard suspicious noises and heavy Nazi footsteps, causing confusion and panic on August 16, 1943, at 2 A.M.
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Those Jews who lived near the ghetto fence sud-
denly heard suspicious noises Sunday morning, August
16, 1943, at 2 A.M. These were the heavy footsteps of
Nazi boots. Confusion and panic spread immediately. ...Connected nodes