answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

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

Yes. The only purpose of Treblinka was to kill Jews and an estimated 850,000 were murdered there.


What is the origin of Treblinka?

Treblinka (I) began as a concentration camp for Poles.


A map of treblinka?

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


When was Treblinka extermination camp created?

Treblinka extermination camp was created in 1942.


When did Treblinka extermination camp end?

Treblinka extermination camp ended in 1943.


What kind of labor did they do at Treblinka II?

Treblinka II was an extermination camp. Its sole purpose was to kill Jews, and most of them were gassed as soon as possible after arrival. A very small number of new arrivals were 'selected' to help with the extermination process by burying the corpses. It was not a labor camp.


What are Treblinka?

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


Who was the Camp Commandant of Treblinka Extermination Camp during the Holocaust?

The Camp Commando of Treblinka Extermination Camp was Kurt Hubert Franz (He was the 3rd and last commando of Treblinka.


How many Jews were transported to Treblinka?

The sole purpose of Treblinka was to kill Jews and gypsies as quickly as possible after their arrival. It was an extermination camp. A relatively small number of new arrivals were 'selected' for grave digging and sorting the possessions of gassed victims. For these reasons the camp was small, and the number of prisoners there was small, too - probably not more than about 1,500 at any time.


Where is Treblinka?

Treblinka II was the main extermination camp after Auschwitz II (Birkenau). An estimated 850,000 Jews were slaughtered there and only about 40-45 survived.


How many people died Treblinka?

An estimated 850,000+ were Holocaust victims at Treblinka. It had the highest death toll after Auschwitz.


Treblinka extermination camp was built to murder the Jews of the?

Initially, Treblinka was built to kill the Jews in the Warsaw and Bialystock ghettos.