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Sobibor extermination camp

1942–1943 · 20th century · Also known as Sobibór

Sobibor was a Nazi extermination camp in eastern German-occupied Poland, built as part of Operation Reinhard. From May 1942 to October 1943 some 170,000 to 250,000 Jews were murdered there in gas chambers. On 14 October 1943 prisoners led by Alexander Pechersky and Leon Feldhendler rose up and about 300 escaped, after which the Germans closed and demolished the camp.

Sobibor extermination camp
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sobibor extermination camp. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sobibor-extermination-camp
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