Which 1943 revolt did Jewish prisoners stage at the Treblinka extermination camp?

Jewish prisoners staged the Treblinka prisoner uprising at the Treblinka extermination camp on 2 August 1943.

Prisoners secretly organized the revolt after realizing that the camp’s killing process would eventually destroy nearly everyone held there. They copied keys, obtained weapons and fuel, and planned to seize the camp before escaping into the surrounding countryside. The uprising began when guards became suspicious and the conspirators had to act earlier than planned.

Prisoners set buildings and fuel tanks on fire and broke through the perimeter. Several hundred people escaped the camp area, although many were later captured or killed. Historians generally estimate that around 70 prisoners survived the war after the revolt, though exact figures vary by source and definition.

Treblinka’s uprising is distinct from the Sobibór revolt of 14 October 1943 and the Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt of 7 October 1944. The revolt also helped force the camp’s dismantling and concealment of its crimes.