Sobibor Background

In March 1942, during WWII, the extermination camp at Sobibor was established. The camp was built by the village of Sobibor in Lublin, district of Poland.From April,1942 to October,1943 250 thousand people were assassinated, the majority were Jews. Sobibor was an extermination Camp, at one point it turned out to be divided into three sections.The camps erection began in 1942,with Polish workers and Jewish slaves the camp began operating in March.Sobibor was a relatively small camp, which measured 400 meters by 600 meters and had a shape of a rectangle.The camp held Jews to assist the Ukraines and SS men that were making the camp function. Sobibor might of been a not so well known concentration camp from the holocaust, but that doesn’t
The other 1/3 of the camp was the administration area, in this part of the camp were the, camps offices,barracks for the prisoners labor force, and housing for the German and Trawniki-trained guards, this section was mostly meant for the SS guards and officers.The final section of the camp was the reception area, this particular part of the camp was where railway siding,ramp,barracks where the victims undressed, and a warehouse for the victim's' possession. The erection of the camp began in 1942, with Polish workers and Jewish slaves and people from the nearest village. During spring of the early 1940s, people from the nearest villages were taken away from their homes, to contribute in the camps erection. Jewish slaves were taken to the work area from different ghettos such as Wiodawa, Chem and Hubriesow. Hundreds of people died for being brutally tortured and for not working as required.Numerous of extermination,labor or transfer camps were being built all over Poland however not only people died when the camp was operating, but during the process of the construction. Sobibor was a relatively small camp compared to other camps around Poland.
In 1942 the camp measured 400 meter by 600 and it had the shape of a