Majdanek Camp
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The German concentration camp in Lublin, popularly called Majdanek, was initiated by Heinrich Himmler?s decision. Visiting Lublin in July 1941, Himmler entrusted Lublin district SS and police commander, Odilo Globocnik, with building a camp ?for 25-50,000 inmates who would be used to work in SS and police workshops and at construction sites?.
The camp was going to be the source of a free workforce for the realization of the plans to build a German empire in the east. |
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