2007-01-30 03:18:50 · 3 answers · asked by Vivian 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
After a revolt by prisoners in August of 1943, the camp was dismantled, the ground was ploughed over, and trees were planted in an attempt to disguise what had happened there. But the local population, who of course knew what had happened in the camp, poked around at the site looking for anything of value. In the process they discovered some of the mass graves. When the Soviets eventually overran the site they uncovered further evidence.
After the war, various memorials were built on the site to commemorate the estimated 800,000 people who died there.
2007-01-30 05:34:39 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Treblinka was one of four camps of Operation Reinhard, the other three being Belzec, Sobibór and Majdanek. Chelmno extermination camp was originaly built as a pilot project for the development of the other three camps. A memorial was built on the site of Treblinka. Each stone represents a Jewish town or city, the population of which was exterminated at the campnally built as a pilot project for the development of the other three camps
2007-01-30 13:03:48 · answer #2 · answered by §§ André §§ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a commendation. These are both terrific answers, and both responders know much more about the details of the Holocaust than I do.
2007-01-30 13:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by obelix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋