Jewish Combat Organization
The Jewish Combat Organization (Polish: Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa, ŻOB; Yiddish: ייִדישע קאַמף אָרגאַניזאַציע Yidishe Kamf Organizatsie; often translated to English as the Jewish Fighting Organization) was a World War II resistance movement in occupied Poland, which was instrumental in organizing and launching the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. ŻOB took part in a number of other resistance activities as well.
| Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa ייִדישע קאַמף אָרגאַניזאַציע | |
|---|---|
| Jewish Combat Organization | |
Flag of ŻOB | |
| Active | 28 July 1942 |
| Country | Nazi occupied Poland |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Mordechai Anielewicz Yitzhak Zuckerman Marek Edelman |
| Insignia | |
| Military eagle | |
| Part of a series on the |
| Polish Underground State |
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