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Sobibór in the war

2 articles · 1942–1943

At Sobibór station by the Bug, between Chełm and Włodawa, the second extermination camp of Operation Reinhard began regular operation in early May 1942. Jews were brought here from the Lublin district, as well as from the Reich, Slovakia, France and the Netherlands; historians estimate the number of victims at between about 170,000 and 250,000. On 14 October 1943 the prisoners rose up: about 300 escaped into the forest, and a few dozen survived the war. The camp was then liquidated.

1942

3 May 1942EventKilling begins at SobibórOn 3 May 1942, according to the USHMM, regular transports of Jews began to reach the Sobibór camp. By autumn 1943 some 170,000–250,000 people were killed there.

1943

14 October 1943EventThe Sobibór uprisingOn 14 October 1943 prisoners of the Sobibór death camp killed a dozen or so SS men and guards. About 300 escaped to the forest; a few dozen survived the war.