Bielski partisans: Quick Facts

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Date	1942 - 1944
Areas Of Involvement	guerrilla warfare

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Learn about the heroic life of the Bielski brothers and their Jewish resistance group, the Bielski partisans

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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