▁back ▁to ▁your ▁block . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁plan ▁to ▁shoot ▁you . ▁Go ▁back ▁and ▁don ' t ▁move " ▁( 1 1 4 ). ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁describes ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ' s ▁actions ▁the ▁morning ▁before ▁" the ▁first ▁American ▁tank ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁Buch en wald ": ▁The ▁resistance ▁movement ▁decided ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁to ▁act . ▁Ar med ▁men ▁appeared ▁from ▁everywhere . ▁Bur st s ▁of ▁gun sh ots . ▁Gren ades ▁expl oding . ▁We , ▁the ▁children , ▁remained ▁flat ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁block . ▁The ▁battle ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁Ar ound ▁no on , ▁everything ▁was ▁calm ▁again . ▁The ▁SS ▁had ▁fled ▁and ▁the ▁resistance ▁had ▁taken ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁camp . ▁( 1 1 5 ) ▁This ▁moment ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁hope ▁and ▁bold ness ▁that ▁was ▁lat ent ▁in ▁the ▁imprison ed ▁people ▁seem ingly ▁condem ned ▁to ▁death ; ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁the ▁Front ▁was ▁approaching , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁it ▁the ▁Al lied ▁troops , ▁provided ▁much - ne eded ▁confidence ▁and ▁a ▁renew ed ▁sense ▁of ▁optim ism ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁Buch en wald ▁camp , ▁as ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Hol oca ust ▁Memorial ▁Museum : On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁in ▁expectation ▁of ▁liber ation , ▁star ved ▁and ▁e ma ci ated ▁prisoners ▁storm ed ▁the ▁watch t ow