Jews and some 'gypsies'.
The figure generally given is about 152,000. Nearly all of them were gassed in specially designed vans.
5,000 gypsies died at Chelmno.
Routine gassings at Chelmno started on 8 December 1941.
In May 1942 Gabin's Jews were deported to the Chelmno extermination camp. Sossia, Isadore and four of their sons were killed..
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About 152,000 people were killed at the Chelmno extermination camp, however it is estimated that the total death toll, taking into account starvation, disease, etc, is 300,000. The Chelmno camp was also used for early experimentation and for trialling mass murder methods
The sole purpose of Chelmno was extermination by gassing in closed vans.
The extermination camp Chelmno was located near Chełmno nad Nerem; in Poland.
Their was 4 big ones and 1 little barracks in Chelmno.
The first Nazi camp to carry out routine mass gassing was Chelmno (aka Kulmhof). They began on 8 December 1941. However, they used vans with the exhaust diverted inside the van. Chelmno did not have fixed gas chambers.
Yes, Chelmno (Chełmno) is located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland.
Chelmno was an extermination camp. There are only two known survivors.