Jewish Combat Organization

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Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa ייִדישע קאַמף אָרגאַניזאַציע‎
Jewish Combat Organization
Flag of ŻOB[dubious – discuss]
Active	28 July 1942
Country	Nazi occupied Poland
Engagements	World War II Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mordechai Anielewicz Yitzhak Zuckerman Marek Edelman
Insignia
Military eagle[dubious – discuss]

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Polish Underground State
History of Poland 1939–1945
Authorities Government Administration Parliament Courts
Political organizations Major parties Polish Socialist Party People's Party National Party Labour Party Minor parties Camp of National Unity Democratic Party Jewish Labour Bund Hashomer Hatzair Betar (Zionist youth) Opposition National Radical Camp Polish Workers' Party
Military organizations Home Army (AK) Service for Poland's Victory (SZP) Armed Resistance (ZWZ) Gray Ranks National Security Corps (PKB) Mostly integrated with Armed Resistance and Home Army Gwardia Ludowa WRN Peasant Battalions Partially integrated with Armed Resistance and Home Army National Military Organization National Armed Forces Camp of Fighting Poland Pomeranian Griffin Confederation of the Nation Non-integrated but recognizing authority of Armed Resistance and Home Army Jewish Combat Organization Jewish Military Union Opposition Armia Ludowa
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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.^[1] ŻOB took part in a number of other resistance activities as well.