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Belzec was a Nazi extermination camp for Jews and 'gypsies'. Its location is on the eastern edge of modern Poland. Its was not a labour camp: its sole function was to kill, usually by poisoning with carbon monoxide.
The Hoefle Telegramme gives a total of 434,508 Jews killed at Belzec by the end of 1942 and an unspecified number of 'gypsies'.
Of all the Nazi extermination camps, Belzec seems to have been the most efficient: there were only two (2) known survivors! They were: Rudolf Reder and Chaim Hirszman. Rudolf Reder emigrated to Canada in the late 1940s, but Chaim Hirszman was murdered by Polish antisemites in 1946.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIts only function was a death factory for Jews and gypsies. It was served no other purpose at all; it was not a labour camp, and it aimed to kill new arrivals within 12-48 hours of their arrival. When operating at peak efficiency, one trainload of victims arrived just as the previous trainload of victims was being buried. It was a death factory.
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Who was the commander of the concentration camp Belzec?
who ran the German belzec camp
What type of camp was the Belzec camp?
Belzec was an extermination camp.
Who was sent to Belzec?
Jews, Poles, and Roma were sent to Belzec.
When was Belzec extermination camp created?
Belzec extermination camp was created in 1942.
When was belzec liberated?
Belzec was destroyed by the SS in 1943 when it had served its purpose and was never liberated.
Who was the commander of the concentration camp Belzec?
who ran the German belzec camp
Who was in charge of running Belzec?
Christian Wirth was the commandant of Belzec.
What type of camp was the Belzec camp?
Belzec was an extermination camp.
Who was sent to Belzec?
Jews, Poles, and Roma were sent to Belzec.
When was Belzec extermination camp created?
Belzec extermination camp was created in 1942.
When did Belzec extermination camp end?
Belzec extermination camp ended in 1942.
When was belzec liberated?
Belzec was destroyed by the SS in 1943 when it had served its purpose and was never liberated.
How many Germans worked at Belzec?
The link below even gives the names of the German guards at Belzec.
Where is Belzec located?
Belzec is in SE Poland, near the border with Ukraine. It is about 70 miles SE of Lublin.
How many people died in the captivity of the Belzec Concentration Camp?
525,000 people died in Belzec Concentration Camp.
Where was belzec located?
Poland not Germany
When was Belzec in operation?
Belzec was in operation from March-December, 1942. In that short period 434,508 Jews were killed there and an unknown number of gypsies.
