170,000 Jewish men, women, and children were killed in gas chambers and liquidation centers; freight cars of people would be killed at once. "We heard the whine of the generator that started the submarine engine which made the gas that killed them. I remember standing and listening to the muffled screams and knowing that men, women and children were dying in agony as I sorted their clothes. This is what I live with" (Paterson, 3). During the making of the camp, roughly 250 Jews died; about 11 SS officers and Ukraine guards were killed during the uprising. The first SS officer was violently attacked with an axe, from there, most were killed with knives. As the Jewish prisoners attacked, many were killed: seven people shot, five men, and two women. (United States Holocaust Museum,
170,000 Jewish men, women, and children were killed in gas chambers and liquidation centers; freight cars of people would be killed at once. "We heard the whine of the generator that started the submarine engine which made the gas that killed them. I remember standing and listening to the muffled screams and knowing that men, women and children were dying in agony as I sorted their clothes. This is what I live with" (Paterson, 3). During the making of the camp, roughly 250 Jews died; about 11 SS officers and Ukraine guards were killed during the uprising. The first SS officer was violently attacked with an axe, from there, most were killed with knives. As the Jewish prisoners attacked, many were killed: seven people shot, five men, and two women. (United States Holocaust Museum,