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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."
The Holocaust
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The Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered around six million Jew
Belzec extermination camp
…to complete the genocide of all European Jews. Before Germany's defeat put an end to this project, more than six million Jews had been murdered in the Holocaust. The camp operated from 17 March 1942 to the end of June 1943. It was situated about 500 m (1,600 ft) south of the local railroad station of Bełżec…
Jews arriving at Auschwitz II in German-occupied Poland, May 1944. Most were selected for execution in gas chambers.
Jews arriving at Auschwitz II in German-occupied Poland, May 1944. Most were selected for execution in gas chambers.
View of the Pegnitz River (c. 1900) with the Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg, destroyed in 1938 during the November pogroms
View of the Pegnitz River (c. 1900) with the Grand Synagogue of Nuremberg, destroyed in 1938 during the November pogroms
1919 Austrian postcard showing a Jew stabbing a German Army soldier in the back
1919 Austrian postcard showing a Jew stabbing a German Army soldier in the back
Territorial expansion of Germany from 1933 to 1941
Territorial expansion of Germany from 1933 to 1941