Łuków
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Partisans
Partisans present in the same forest and feared by the group.
Narrator's group
Group whose members were attacked and killed.
Soviets
Military force described as advancing against the Germans.
Youth circle
A youth circle founded by the narrator met monthly among twelve members.
Murderers
Perpetrators searching houses and stables with lanterns.
Russian front
Front that was approaching in spring 1944.
A.K.
A Polish partisan organization that fought the B.K.
B.K.
A partisan organization that fought the A.K.
Gendarmerie
Gendarmerie guarded the deportation train.
Rescue group
A rescue group organized after the bombing to extract casualties.
German military personnel
Approximately twenty German military personnel entered Lukow on motorcycles.
Ringelblum Archive
Archive containing a description of Lipe Kestin's murder.
Radzyń Gestapo
The Radzyń Gestapo carried out a nighttime shooting in Lukow.
Jewish Council
Organization whose president announced the impending Aktion.
Ukrainian forces
Ukrainian forces described as surrounding the town and driving Jews from the synagogue.
Burial society
Organization whose members worked at the burial site.
Chevra Kadisha members
Members helped provide food for people remaining in the cemetery.
Polish Army
Army formed in France and requiring Polish citizens to mobilize.
Latvians
A group described as participating in the encirclement.
Lukow landsmen association in Brussels
Association formed by a small group of Lukow emigrants in Brussels.
English Army
Army described as retreating during the military defeat.
French Armies
Armies mentioned alongside the English forces in Belgium.
Lukow Landsmanschaft in Belgium
Organization formed by rescued Lukow residents in Belgium.
Jewish organizations in Poland
Organizations urged to help end the desecration of the martyrs.
Lukow committee
A committee involved in planning the memorial book.
Federation of Polish Jews in Belgium
Organization location for the ceremonial tribute.
Diamond Club of Antwerp
An Antwerp club whose president and chief accountant died from hunger and cold.
Wehrmacht
German armed forces mentioned as replacing the SS.
German guards
Guards who escorted the prisoners and shot those who fell behind.
Lithuanians
Lithuanian personnel jointly controlled the camp with Ukrainians and German SS.
German SS
German SS personnel jointly controlled the camp with Ukrainian and Lithuanian personnel.
People’s Police
Police force composed of older men during the prisoners’ final march.
French
French people identified as liberators caring for the narrator.
Partisan group
A proposed group formed by survivors planning to leave for forests around Kock.
Polish partisans
Partisans whom the group attempted to join in the forest.
Large partisan camp
A camp where the group hoped to secure a place.