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View after the obliteration of the Belzec killing center: railway shed where victims' belongings were stored. [LCID: 88941]
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Belzec

The Belzec killing center was located in Nazi-occupied Poland between Zamosc and Lwów (today Lviv, Ukraine). It was established as one of three killing centers linked to Operation Reinhard, the SS plan to murder nearly 2 million Jews in occupied Poland. Between November 1941 and December 1942, the Nazis murdered approximately 434,500 Jews in the site’s gas chambers. Explore more content related to the Belzec killing center during the Holocaust. 

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At the Killing Centers
A line of people walk into a boxcar, holding bags, suitcases, and other personal belongings. A uniformed soldier stands to the left of the boxcar door supervising with his back facing the camera. The boxcar has German text on the side.
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Belzec (Abridged Article) - ID Cards
Belzec camp plan, winter 1942 [LCID: bez22010]
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Belzec camp plan, winter 1942
Belzec environs, winter 1942 [LCID: bez42060]
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Belzec environs, winter 1942
A line of people walk into a boxcar, holding bags, suitcases, and other personal belongings. A uniformed soldier stands to the left of the boxcar door supervising with his back facing the camera. The boxcar has German text on the side.
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Belzec: Key Dates
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Belzec - Animated Maps/Maps
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Belzec - ID Cards
Blimcia Lische [LCID: 1711]
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Blimcia Lische
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David Mendel Petranker [LCID: 2606]
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David Mendel Petranker
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Deportations to Killing Centers - Animated Map/Map
Europe 1943-1944, Belzec indicated [LCID: bez62020]
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Europe 1943-1944, Belzec indicated
Henoch Kornfeld [LCID: 1452]
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Henoch Kornfeld
Josef Litwak [LCID: 6478]
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Josef Litwak
Kathe Ert Reichstein [LCID: 2557]
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Kathe Ert Reichstein

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