who ran the German belzec camp
Belzec was an extermination camp.
Jews, Poles, and Roma were sent to Belzec.
Belzec extermination camp was created in 1942.
Belzec was destroyed by the SS in 1943 when it had served its purpose and was never liberated.
who ran the German belzec camp
Christian Wirth was the commandant of Belzec.
Belzec was an extermination camp.
Jews, Poles, and Roma were sent to Belzec.
Belzec extermination camp was created in 1942.
Belzec extermination camp ended in 1942.
Belzec was destroyed by the SS in 1943 when it had served its purpose and was never liberated.
the processing of prisoners generally followed the path of: shave, shower, delicing, prison clothes, prison number and housing, wait in the courtyard.
Belzec is in SE Poland, near the border with Ukraine. It is about 70 miles SE of Lublin.
The link below even gives the names of the German guards at Belzec.
525,000 people died in Belzec Concentration Camp.
Like all extermination camps it was small as nearly all prisoners were killed as soon as possible after arrival. The only exceptions were those selected to help the Nazis sort the belongings of the victims and to dispose of the corpses. Belzec was almost square and measured approximately 275m by 275m except on one side. 275 x 275 sq. metres is about 18.7 acres.