Hershel getting his payback with the fat Nazi who beat him earlier. And whereas the Nazi hit him from behind, Hershel looks him square in the eyes while doing so.
The elderly Jew in the beginning backhanding Sergeant Frenzel, though it costs him his life. Since he would have only lived for a few hours, this at least let him Face Death with Dignity.
Leon's speech rallying the escape.
The sight of the fence going down as a Zerg Rush of people press against it.
It is mentioned that Sholmo would identify Wagner after the war. Since Wagner was found stabbed (an alleged suicide), it seems possible that this was The Killer Becomes the Killed, and this possibility was suggested to the filmmakers.
Two men on a wood cutting detail outside the fence knocking out a guard with a bucket and running off, escaping cleanly. Unfortunately, those who try to follow them are less lucky.
When a lot of the woodcutters make a doomed escape attempt inside the fence, Porchek and another kapo are seen stopping some people from joining them which (during that time and place) saves their life.
One man volunteering to be one of the 13 people executed with the 13 caught trying to escape to spare another man from making a Sadistic Choice.
The way Chiam, Leon and others occasionally manage to whisper for a new prisoner to pretend to have a useful skill and prolong their lives.
Sacha intervening when Herschel is being beaten, earning the respect of the others.
