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Belzec extermination camp
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Belzec was a Nazi German extermination camp in occupied Poland. It was built by the SS for the purpose of implementing the secretive Operation Reinhard, the plan to murder all Polish Jews, a major par
Lubelszczyna marzec 1942 Żydzi w drodze do obozu zagłady w Bełżcu
Lubelszczyna marzec 1942 Żydzi w drodze do obozu zagłady w Bełżcu
Romani prisoners in Belzec concentration camp, 1940, before it was converted into an extermination camp
Romani prisoners in Belzec concentration camp, 1940, before it was converted into an extermination camp
Deportation of Jews to Bełżec from Zamość, April 1942
Deportation of Jews to Bełżec from Zamość, April 1942
Polish-language sign. Reads: "Attention! All belongings must be handed in at the counter except for money, documents and other valuables, which you mu
Polish-language sign. Reads: "Attention! All belongings must be handed in at the counter except for money, documents and other valuables, which you must keep with you. Shoes should be tied together in pairs and placed in the area marked for shoes. Afterward, one must go completely naked to the showers."
Sobibor extermination camp
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Sobibor was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of Ger
Belzec extermination camp
…cement walls. It could handle over 1,000 victims at a time. The design was soon replicated by the other two Operation Reinhard extermination camps: Sobibor and Treblinka. There was a hand-painted sign on the new building that read Stiftung Hackenholt or Hackenholt Foundation named after the SS man who…
Sobibor extermination camp, summer 1943
Sobibor extermination camp, summer 1943
SS-Hauptsturmführer Richard Thomalla, who oversaw the initial construction of Sobibor
SS-Hauptsturmführer Richard Thomalla, who oversaw the initial construction of Sobibor
The Vorlager's quaint buildings such as the Merry Flea (pictured in summer 1943) helped conceal the purpose of the camp from new arrivals.
The Vorlager's quaint buildings such as the Merry Flea (pictured in summer 1943) helped conceal the purpose of the camp from new arrivals.
The entrance to the Erbhof in Lager II
The entrance to the Erbhof in Lager II