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Killing Centers, sometimes referred to as death camps, were six German-operated installations designed for the immediate murder of masses of Jews by asphyxiation. Five were located in the ''Generalgouvernement'': Bełżec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibór, and Treblinka. The sixth, Birkenau, was attached to the Auschwitz concentration camp in ''Ost-Oberschlesien'', in a part of the former Austrian Galicia that had been detached from ''Distrikt Krakau''. They were put into operation between December 1941 and July 1942. | |||
Though often conflated with concentration camps, the killing centers were not meant to house large numbers of prisoners. Jews were brought to them by rail. At Bełżec, Chełmno, Sobibór, and Treblinka nearly all were taken immediately to be killed. At Birkenau and Majdanek, which were attached to concentration and labor camps, some Jews were selected for labor service. Most Jews from ''Distrikt Krakau'' and many from ''Distrikt Galizien'' were murdered at Bełżec. That killing center operated from March through December 1942. It claimed a total of approximately 450,000 victims, the majority from Galicia. | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
Killing Centers, sometimes referred to as death camps, were six German-operated installations designed for the immediate murder of masses of Jews by asphyxiation. Five were located in the Generalgouvernement: Bełżec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibór, and Treblinka. The sixth, Birkenau, was attached to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Ost-Oberschlesien, in a part of the former Austrian Galicia that had been detached from Distrikt Krakau. They were put into operation between December 1941 and July 1942.
Though often conflated with concentration camps, the killing centers were not meant to house large numbers of prisoners. Jews were brought to them by rail. At Bełżec, Chełmno, Sobibór, and Treblinka nearly all were taken immediately to be killed. At Birkenau and Majdanek, which were attached to concentration and labor camps, some Jews were selected for labor service. Most Jews from Distrikt Krakau and many from Distrikt Galizien were murdered at Bełżec. That killing center operated from March through December 1942. It claimed a total of approximately 450,000 victims, the majority from Galicia.