Stone obelisk, with English information about Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and grave site at 18 Mila Street, Warsaw, Poland
Obelisk, dating to 2006, at the foot of the Anielewicz Mound, at the grave site of Jewish fighters, at Mila and Dubois Streets, Warsaw. The English inscription, seen here, reads: 'Grave of the fighters of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, built from the rubble of Mila Street, one of the liveliest streets of pre-war Jewish Warsaw. These ruins of the bunker at 18 Mila Street, are the place of rest of the commanders and fighters of the Jewish Combat Organisation, as well as some civilians. Among them lies Mordechaj Anielewicz, the commander-in-chief. On May 8, 1943, surrounded by the Nazis, after three weeks of struggle, many perished or took their own lives, refusing to perish at the hand of their enemies. There were several hundred bunkers built in the ghetto. Found and destroyed by the Nazis, they became graves. They could not save those who sought refuge inside them, yet they remain everlasting symbols of the Warsaw Jews will to live. The bunker at Mila Street was the largest in the ghetto. It is the place of rest of over one hundred fighters, only some of whom are known by name.' The bodies of those who died in the bunker or hidden, underground shelter were not exhumed and the place gained status as a war memorial after the war. A view towards Mila Street.
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Location: Obelisk at foot of Anielewicz Mound, Jewish Ghetto Uprising Grave, Mila at Dubois, Warsaw, Poland
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