Death CampsA death camp is a prison, especially one for political prisoners of war in which many may die from poor conditions and treatment or from mass execution.
Widely-known campsChelmno
In operation: December 1941-April 1943 and June 1944-January 1945 Number killed: est. 152,000-340,000 Liberated by: Soviet Union on January 20, 1945 Treblinka In operation: July 1942-October 1943 Number killed: est. 700,000-900,000 Liberated by: closed in late 1943 Majdanek In operation: October 1941-July 1944 Number killed: est. 78,000 Liberated by: Soviet Union on July 22, 1944 Sobibor In operation: May 1942-October 1943 Number killed: est. 200,000-250,000 Liberated by: closed before the end of the war Auschwitz-Berkinau In operation: May 1940-January 1945 Number killed: est. 1.1 million Liberated by: Soviet Union on January 27, 1945 Belzec In operation: March 1942-June 1943 Number killed: est. 434,508-600,000 Liberated by: closed before the end of the war |