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List of Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland

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Ghettos were established by Nazi Germany in lots of locations across occupied Poland after the German invasion of Poland. Most ghettos were established to imprison around 3 ½ million Polish Jews, for the purpose of persecution and neglect.

Here is a partial list of those ghettos.

List of Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland

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1. Wilno Ghetto – established in Wilno, a city in northeastern Poland (modern-day Vilnius, Lithuania)

2. Grodno Ghetto – established in Grodno, a city in northern Poland (modern-day Grodno, Belarus)

3. Navahrudak Ghetto – established in Nowogródek, a city in northeastern Poland (modern-day Nowogródek, Belarus)

4. Białystok Ghetto – established in Białystok, a city in northeastern Poland

5. Bydgoszcz Ghetto – established in Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland

6. Ciechanów Ghetto – established in Ciechanów, a city in northern Poland

7. Warsaw Ghetto – established in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland

8. Łachwa Ghetto – established in Łachwa, a city in eastern Poland (modern-day Lakhva, Belarus)

9. Pińsk Ghetto – established in Pińsk, a city in eastern Poland (modern-day Pińsk, Belarus)

10. Brześć Ghetto – established in Brześć, a city in eastern Poland (modern-day Brześć, Belarus)