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Antyfaszystowska Organizacja Bojowa (
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
for ''Anti-Fascist Military Organisation''), AOB, was an underground organization formed in 1942 in the Ghetto in
Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
by former officers of the
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. It took part in the
Białystok Ghetto uprising Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
. Its tasks included organisation of escape routes for the people incarcerated in the
Ghetto A ghetto, often called ''the'' ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished t ...
as well as gathering arms and equipment for the future fight against the Germans. Since February 1943 it carried over many attacks on German authorities and armed forces operating in the Ghetto. On August 15, 1943, the AOB members started an ill-fated struggle against the
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of the Ghetto, which is known as the
Białystok Ghetto Uprising Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
.


See also

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Antifascist Front of Slavs in Hungary Antifascist Front of Slavs in Hungary (Serbo-Croatian: ''Antifašistički front Slovena u Mađarskoj/Антифашистички фронт Словена у Мађарској'', Hungarian: ''Magyarországi Szlávok Antifasiszta Frontja'') was ...
Anti-fascist organisations in Poland Jewish resistance during the Holocaust Jewish Polish history Military units and formations of Poland in World War II The Holocaust in Poland {{Poland-hist-stub