Maps
Place: Auschwitz
In this map of one of the biggest concentration camps during World War II,
it shows you the whole layout of the camp and how big it really was. At this camp 1.1 million people were gassed to death and 90% of them were Jews..
It contained 36 sub camps which were located outside of Oswiecim.
The camp was liberated by Soviet Soldiers in January 27, 1945
In this map of one of the biggest concentration camps during World War II,
it shows you the whole layout of the camp and how big it really was. At this camp 1.1 million people were gassed to death and 90% of them were Jews..
It contained 36 sub camps which were located outside of Oswiecim.
The camp was liberated by Soviet Soldiers in January 27, 1945
Place: Belzec
Jews and a few hundred Gypsies, were murdered at Belzec.
Belzec was the 2nd largest concentration camp.
600,000 people, mostly Jews and a few hundred Gypsies, were murdered at Belzec.
In February 1942 the camp's three gas chambers were tested on several groups of Jews. This camp was only used to terminated Jewish
Place: Dachau
Auschwitz might be the most famous camp in the Nazi system of terror, but it was not the first. The first concentration camp was Dachau, established on March 20, 1933 in the southern German town of the same name (10 miles northwest of Munich). Although it was initially established to hold political prisoners of the Third Reich, only a minority of whom were Jews, Dachau soon grew to hold a large and diverse population of people targeted by the Nazis. Under the oversight of Nazi Theodor Eicke, Dachau became a model concentration camp, a place where SS guards and other camp officials went to train.
Auschwitz might be the most famous camp in the Nazi system of terror, but it was not the first. The first concentration camp was Dachau, established on March 20, 1933 in the southern German town of the same name (10 miles northwest of Munich). Although it was initially established to hold political prisoners of the Third Reich, only a minority of whom were Jews, Dachau soon grew to hold a large and diverse population of people targeted by the Nazis. Under the oversight of Nazi Theodor Eicke, Dachau became a model concentration camp, a place where SS guards and other camp officials went to train.
Place: Majdanek
Originally, the camp was expected to hold between 25,000 and 50,000 prisoners. By the beginning of December 1941, a new plan was being considered to expand Majdanek in order to hold 150,000 prisoners (this plan was approved by the camp commandant Karl Koch on March 23, 1942). Later, designs for the camp were discussed again so that Majdanek could hold 250,000 prisoners.Although it is often called "Majdanek," the official name of the camp was Prisoner of War Camp of the Waffen-SS Lublin (Kriegsgefangenenlager der Waffen-SS Lublin), until February 16, 1943 when the name changed to Concentration Camp of the Waffen-SS Lublin (Konzentrationslager der Waffen-SS Lublin).
Originally, the camp was expected to hold between 25,000 and 50,000 prisoners. By the beginning of December 1941, a new plan was being considered to expand Majdanek in order to hold 150,000 prisoners (this plan was approved by the camp commandant Karl Koch on March 23, 1942). Later, designs for the camp were discussed again so that Majdanek could hold 250,000 prisoners.Although it is often called "Majdanek," the official name of the camp was Prisoner of War Camp of the Waffen-SS Lublin (Kriegsgefangenenlager der Waffen-SS Lublin), until February 16, 1943 when the name changed to Concentration Camp of the Waffen-SS Lublin (Konzentrationslager der Waffen-SS Lublin).
Place: Sobibor Death Camp
The Sobibor Death Camp was one of the Nazis' best kept secrets. When Toivi Blatt, one of the very few survivors of the camp, approached a "well-known survivor of Auschwitz" in 1958 with a manuscript he had written about his experiences, he was told, "You have a tremendous imagination. I've never heard of Sobibor and especially not of Jews revolting there."1 The secrecy of the Sobibor death camp was too successful - its victims and survivors were being disbelieved and forgotten.
The Sobibor Death Camp was one of the Nazis' best kept secrets. When Toivi Blatt, one of the very few survivors of the camp, approached a "well-known survivor of Auschwitz" in 1958 with a manuscript he had written about his experiences, he was told, "You have a tremendous imagination. I've never heard of Sobibor and especially not of Jews revolting there."1 The secrecy of the Sobibor death camp was too successful - its victims and survivors were being disbelieved and forgotten.