30 Sep 1941
Photo(s) dated 30 Sep 1941
Photo(s) dated 30 Sep 1941
1 Mar 1942
Poland
Poland
- Construction for Sobibór Concentration Camp in occupied Poland began. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
17 Mar 1942
Poland
Poland
- Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland conducted its first experimental gassing. Between 30 to 40 Jewish women from the Krychów forced labor camp were killed. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
28 Apr 1942
Poland
Poland
- SS-Obersturmführer Franz Stangl was named the first commandant of Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
16 May 1942
Poland
Poland
- Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland was deemed fully operational. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
1 Sep 1942
Poland
Poland
- SS-Obersturmführer Franz Reichleitner was named the commandant of Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland, replacing Franz Stangl. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
14 Oct 1943
Poland
Poland
- Prisoners at Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland, led by Byelorussian Jew Alexander Pechersky, killed 11 SS officers and seized the armory. 158 prisoners were killed during this action. Of those who succeeded in escaping, 53 were killed outside the camp, and 107 were captured and executed. Only 58 avoided capture; many of them would join partisan units. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
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