Term

Sobibor

Extermination camp near Lublin in Poland.

From June 1942 until October 1943 approximately 260,000 Jews were gassed in this camp. The camp was closed in the autumn of 1943, as the 'capacity' at Auschwitz-Birkenau proved sufficient. Very few people indeed survived this extermination camp.

For additional information about Sobibor, see:
http://sobibor.vze.com/

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