Now armed with pistols, grenades, and submachine guns, the Jews waited for their moment, as a key member, Erich Bauer, for the revolt to be successful was away. On Baurer's return, he discovered one of the dead SS guards and began to shoot prisoners. Hearing the gun shots, armed Jews came flooding out of workshops and others made mad dashes to escape the camp. Out of the total 550 Jews, 130 decided not to participate in the escape. 80 of the Jews trying to escape were either killed in the mine field or by the machine gun, a further 170 were recaptured by the Nazis. Pechersky wasn't one of them, along with 270 other Jews, who managed to escape. In response to the escape, the 170 recaptured Jews as well as the 130 Jews that decided not to attempt to escape were all gunned down. SS chief Heinrich Himmler closed the camp as a result. The bravery of Jewish men, even when faced with certain death, helped to disrupt Nazi plans in the death camps. The Holocaust was one of the most horrific acts of hatred upon other humans, and will never be forgotten. Over 6 million Jews were killed, and a further 5 million of other minorities were killed, but never did the Jews give
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