Sobibor extermination camp
Sobibor was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland. Wikipedia
Built by: Richard Thomalla (camp); Erwin Lambert (gas chambers)
Commandant: Franz Stangl (28 April 1942 – 30 August 1942); Franz Reichleitner (1 September 1942 – 17 October 1943)
Coordinates: 51°26′50″N 23°35′37″E / 51.44722°N 23.59361°E
Inmates: Jews, mainly from Poland
Known for: Genocide during the Holocaust
Operational: May 1942 – 14 October 1943
Other names: SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor
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