The Germans killed more than 200 000 civilians during the 2 months long 1944 Warsaw Uprising

Innocent children... Nazi German forces murdered all 7 children of the Polish Ulma family. Their parents, Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma, had decided to shelter 2 Jewish families in their home during the Holocaust. In 1944, the Germans found out their secret and killed them all.

Rescuing Jews in Poland during the Holocaust meant that one was willing to risk his life This was a choice willingly made by the Ulmas, sheltering 2 Jewish families in their home in south-eastern Poland Jozef, Wiktoria & their 7 children were all murdered by the Germans in 1944

A mother's love... Wiktoria Ulma was murdered by Nazi Germany along with her husband Jozef and their 7 children. They had agreed to shelter 2 Jewish families in their home in south-eastern Poland during the Holocaust. In March 1944, the Germans found out and killed them all

Józef and Wiktoria Ulma are among Poland's greatest WW2 heroes. Guided by their Catholic faith, the decided to help 2 Jewish families by hiding them in their home during the Holocaust. The Nazi Germans killed them all in March, 1944, including the 7 Ulma children

The Polish Ulma family, Jozef and Wiktoria along with their 7 children were all murdered by Nazi German forces in 1944. In Poland, Germany introduced collective death penalties for aiding Jews Despite this, the Ulmas never hesitated when 2 Jewish families knocked on their door

This family was killed by Nazi German forces in march 1944 for sheltering 2 Jewish families in their home during the Holocaust. The Ulma family is among the more than 7100 Polish people awarded with the title "Righteous Among the Nations" by the Yad Vashem Institute in Israel.

Nazi Germany launched a brutal campaign to mass-murder Poland's Jewish community and introduced collective death penalties against Poles for aiding Jews. One family which fell victim was the Ulma family. Józef and Wiktoria were shot to death in 1944 along with their 7 kids.

The Polish Ulma family was murdered on March 24th, 1944. Nazi German forces shot Jozef Ulma and his wife Wiktoria to death together with their 7 children. Their crime? Sheltering 2 Jewish families in their home during the Holocaust.

The Ulma family was beatified this year by the Catholic Church as “Martyrs of the Blood” They were shot to death by Nazi German forces for the "crime" of hiding Jews in their home. They were murdered after a tip-off in March, 1944 Pictured: Józef Ulma

Pope John Paul II broke with tradition and decided that giving one's life for a man in the Auschwitz camp was sufficient reason for canonization as a martyr. The Ulma family was beatified this year on the same basis They were killed by Nazi Germany for hiding 2 Jewish families

People hiding Jews during the Holocaust lived in fear. Poland was the only country Europe in which the Nazi Germans introduced the death penalty for aiding Jews. The Ulma family was murdered in 1944 along with the 2 Jewish families they had been hiding since 1942.

Wiktoria Ulma was shot to death by Nazi German forces along her husband and 7 children in 1944 for hiding the Jewish Szall and Goldman families in their home during the Holocaust. In the picture, she is doing laundry with her kids It's hard to imagine how people can be so evil

Nazi Germany went to great lengths to exterminate Europe’s Jewish population during WW2. In Poland, they introduced collective death penalties for aiding Jews. Józef and Wiktoria Ulma were shot to death in 1944 along with their 7 kids for hiding 2 Jewish families in their home

Nazi Germany murdered more than 90% of Poland’s Jewish population during the Holocaust The Germans introduces collective death penalties for people aiding Jews. The Polish Ulma family fell victims to just that for hiding 2 Jewish families. Never forget their sacrifice!

The Polish Ulma family sheltered 2 Jewish families in their home during the Holocaust. Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma were shot to death along their 6 children by the Nazi Germans for their bravery. Never forget who they were and what they did!

The Ulma family was beatified this year by the Catholic Church as “Martyrs of the Blood” Despite Nazi Germany introducing collective death penalties for aiding Jews, the Polish family decided to hide 2 Jewish families at home. The Germans shot them to death on March 24th, 1944

Standing up to tyranny is something only done by the bravest of us. The Ulma family was recently beatified for risking their lives to save 2 Jewish families during the Holocaust. The Germans discovered that the Polish family was hiding Jews and shot them all on March 24, 1944

Józef and Wiktoria Ulma were shot to death along with their 7 children by German Nazi forces on March 24th, 1944 for the “crime” of hiding Jews. Wiktoria was 9 months pregnant at the time. Witnesses say she gave birth during her execution.

“There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends" In 1942, Józef Ulma took that literally as he agreed to hide 2 Jewish families in his home in Poland during the Holocaust. The Germans found out in 1944 and shot all 3 families to death.