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Why wouldn't you find Russian Jewish soldiers in Sobibor?

Most Russian Jews who died in the Holocaust were killed in mass, open-air shootings. Sobibor was primarily intended for Polish Jews. However, one of the leaders of the Sobibor revolt, which led to the dissolution of the camps, was a Soviet Jewish prisoners of war. It is not clear why he was sent there.


How many prisoners were sent to Majdanek?

About 1.5 Million people were sent to Majdanek.


What kind of prisoners were sent to devil island?

Political prisoners were sent to Devils's Island.


What happen during uprising in camps?

There were three uprisings, all by the Sonderkommandos at extermination camps * Trelinka II (1943) * Sobibor (1943) * Auschwitz II (1944) The uprisings at Treblinka and Sobibor were mass breakouts. Many of those who broke out were recaptured. About 40 of the prisoners who broke out of Treblinka and 150 of those who broke out of Sobibor were still alive at the end of World War 2. The uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau was different. Some female prisoners working in the munitions industry smuggled in explosives and the Sonderkommando blew up one of the crematoria.


How many people survived Sobibor?

The majority of Jews who were taken to Sobibor were Polish. There were a decent number of Ukrainian gaurds. Later in the camps history a group of Jewish Soviet POW's were sent to Sobibor (one of which was Sasha Pechersky who led the escape from Sobibor in 1943). The remaining small percent were German and Dutch.


Who started the breakout at Sobibor death camp?

The revolt at Sobibor death camp was led by Alexander Pechersky, a Jewish prisoner. Pechersky and a group of inmates devised a plan to overpower the SS guards and escape the camp. On October 14, 1943, they carried out their plan, resulting in a successful uprising and the escape of around 300 prisoners.


How many people went through camp sobibor?

Sobibor was an extermination camp. Its sole purpose was to to kill. However, a small number of new arrivals were selected to help with the extermination process, for example, by sorting valuables and by getting rid of the corpses. In October 1943 there was a revolt by these men and a mass breakout. This was led by Alexander Perchersky and Leon Feldhendler. About 300 prisoners managed to get out. Many were recaptured but about 100 were still alive at the end of World War 2. Compare this figure with a death toll of about 250,000. So, only 300 'passed through' Sobibor ...


Why prisoners must be sent to prison?

they get sent to prison because they are to fat for normal liofe


Where is sobibor located?

Sobibor is located in a Polish forest about 12 km south of the village of Sobibor in the small locality named Stare Kolonia Sobibor.


How many Jews were sent to Auschwitz within the first month?

None, it was used for Polish political prisoners first.


When was the first criminal sent to Alcatraz?

The first group of prisoners landed on the shores of Alcatraz on August 11,1934.


How many prisoners in all how many did Alcatraz have?

There were 1576 Prisoner numbers registered on Alcatraz (a few were sent back to the island as many as 2 times).