Frank on the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt

Today's session of the Administration of the Government-General held to mark the Fuehrer's birthday, was dominated by developments in the security situation. This has indeed developed in a most dangerous fashion as the result of various circumstances. Since yesterday we have a well-organized uprising in the Warsaw ghetto, which has to be fought with the aid of artillery....

Faschismus Getto Massenmord ("Fascism Ghetto Mass Murder"), Berlin, 19612, p. 514.

* From a letter written by Frank to the Head of the Chancellors Bureau, Lammers, dated April 20, 1943.

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