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  • German Concentration Camps
    Culture,  History

    German Concentration Camps in Poland During World War II

    November 1, 2023 /

    During the Second World War, the German Third Reich established a series of concentration and extermination camps in occupied Poland as part of their racial policy and plan for the genocide of Jews. The establishment of these camps represented one of the darkest periods in human history. Concentration Camp Location Estimated Number of Victims Date Established Auschwitz-Birkenau Oswiecim 1.1 Million1 May 1940 Belzec Belzec 434,5002 March 1942 Chelmno Chelmno on Ner 320,0003 December 1941 Majdanek Lublin 78,0004 July 1941 Sobibor Sobibor 170,0005 May 1942 Treblinka Treblinka 925,0006 July 1942 *Please note that these are rough estimates, as the exact numbers are hard to determine due to the nature of the…

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