Sobibòr concentration camp Poland 2015.

The Sobibor death camp was located near the Sobibor village, which was located in the eastern part of the Lublin district of Poland, close to the Chelm – Wlodawa railway line. The camp was 5km away from the Bug River which today forms the border between Poland and the Ukraine.In 1942 the area around Sobibor was part of the border between the General Government and the Reichskommissariat Ukraine, the terrain was swampy, densely wooded and sparsely populated.Sobibor was the second death camp to be constructed as part of the Aktion Reinhard programme, and was built on similar lines to Belzec, incorporating the lessons learnt from the first death camp to be constructed.Today in 2015,little remains of the camp and the previous museum of artifacts has been demolished in readiness for a new one.For me,the most interesting section of Sobibor was the railway and the former commandants house which still remains but as a private house.

Museum entrance signage.
The old museum has been demolished and is awaiting rebuild..
The "ROAD TO HEAVEN" as the SS told the arriving prisoners....
One of several Info boards..makes for sobering reading I have to say.
Info
Info.
Info.
Info.
Plunder....
This was very humbling indeed.
Stone after stone with tag naming the lost ones.
And it really was quiet here too.
All these stones form the Road To Heaven...how ironic.
Victim.
Another victim.
Dutch victims.
The Germans erased this camp following the uprising where 600 prisoners staged a revolt and attacked and killed some SS guards and escaped..most perished but about 50 lived to tell the tale...
But following this revolt,the SS closed and demolished the camp and planted trees to cover their crimes..in 2014,the remains of the gas chamber was discovered.
Marker.
Lane of remembrance.
No entry,but we did see a group walk over to the ash monument.Under the tent is where the gas chamber remains were found.
The tower was erected years ago on the spot where the gas chamber was suspected as being located.
Trees planted to hide their terrible crimes.
Leaving the Lane of Remembrance now.

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Sobibòr concentration camp Poland 2015.