In fall 1941, Nazi German authorities took over a number of buildings in the Polish village of Chełmno nad Nerem. These buildings included a church (the tallest building visible here); a run-down manor house; the village’s community administration building (gmina); the village fire station; and several private homes. Beginning in December 1941, the manor house (visible here to the left of the church) became part of the Chełmno killing center. The other buildings were mostly used for housing and feeding the SS and police staff and guards. Chełmno nad Nerem, Poland, 1939–1943.
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