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World War II Resistance Fighters

In the 1940s, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi forces were taking over European countries, killing and assaulting citizens and commandeering provisions for themselves. Many in the occupied countries felt helpless. But others fought back. Resistance fighters throughout Europe sabotaged equipment and supply lines, gave false information to the enemy, gathered and shared intelligence with the Allied military powers, and hid and rescued persecuted Jews. Learn more about the individuals who were not part of any official military group, but who found innovative ways to quietly fight the Axis Powers.