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The sole purpose of Treblinka was to kill victims as soon as practical after arrival. It was not a labour camp or 'conventional' concentration camp. A very small number of new arrivals were selected to help the Nazis with the extermination process.

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Did there occur crimes against humanity in the Treblinka concentration camp?

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http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/ar/treblinka/trebmap3.jpg


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Treblinka was a Nazi death camp on the northern part of Poland during the Holocaust.


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