Lublin in WW2 History | World War II Database

1 Sep 1941

Poland

Alfons Bentele was assigned to Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

30 Sep 1941

Photo(s) dated 30 Sep 1941

Aerial photo of Sobibór, occupied Poland, 30 Sep 1941; photo taken by German Luftwaffe personnel

1 Oct 1941

Poland

Operations began at Majdanek Concentration Camp near Lublin, Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

15 Nov 1941

Poland

Erich Mußfeldt was transferred from Auschwitz Concentration Camp to Majdanek Concentration Camp as the chief of the crematorium. ww2dbase [Erich Mußfeldt | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

1 Mar 1942

Poland

Construction for Sobibór Concentration Camp in occupied Poland began. ww2dbase [Sobibór Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]

13 Mar 1942

Poland

In Poland, The Belzec Concentration Camp opened for operation with a transport of 6,000 Jews from Mielec, Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Belzec Concentration Camp | Belzec, Lublin | CPC]

16 Mar 1942

Poland

Belzec Concentration Camp was established in occupied Poland for the purpose of holding and exterminating Jews from Lublin and Galicia. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Belzec Concentration Camp | Belzec, Lublin | CPC]

17 Mar 1942

Poland

Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland conducted its first experimental gassing. Between 30 to 40 Jewish women from the Krychów forced labor camp were killed. ww2dbase [Sobibór Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]
In Aktion Reinhard, Jews from Lublin, Poland were sent to the nearby Belzec concentration camp. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Belzec Concentration Camp | Belzec, Lublin | CPC]

21 Mar 1942

Poland

Jews from the Lublin ghetto in occupied Poland were deported to Belzec, Majdanek, and other concentration camps. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

28 Apr 1942

Poland

SS-Obersturmführer Franz Stangl was named the first commandant of Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Sobibór Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]

11 May 1942

Poland

Amon Göth ordered the Jewish council of Szczebrzeszyn, Poland to pay 2,000 zloty and 3 kilograms of coffee as payment for the cost of the ammunition that would soon be used to execute the local Jewish people. ww2dbase [Amon Göth | Szczebrzeszyn, Lublin | CPC]

16 May 1942

Poland

Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland was deemed fully operational. ww2dbase [Sobibór Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]

28 May 1942

Poland

Alfons Bentele was transferred away from Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

24 Aug 1942

Poland

Karl-Otto Koch stepped down as the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Karl-Otto Koch | Lublin | CPC]

1 Sep 1942

Poland

SS-Obersturmführer Franz Reichleitner was named the commandant of Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland, replacing Franz Stangl. ww2dbase [Sobibór Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]

9 Apr 1943

Poland

The German government re-designated Majdanek from a labor camp to a concentration camp. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]
German officially renamed Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland to Lublin Concentration Camp (Konzentrationslager Lublin). ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

18 Jun 1943

Poland

Fritz Ritterbusch was assigned to Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

14 Oct 1943

Poland

Prisoners at Sobibór concentration camp in occupied Poland, led by Byelorussian Jew Alexander Pechersky, killed 11 SS officers and seized the armory. 158 prisoners were killed during this action. Of those who succeeded in escaping, 53 were killed outside the camp, and 107 were captured and executed. Only 58 avoided capture; many of them would join partisan units. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sobibór Concentration Camp | Sobibór, Lublin | CPC]

1 Nov 1943

Poland

Martin Gottfried Weiss was named the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland, succeeding Max Koegel. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Martin Gottfried Weiss | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

21 Jan 1944

Poland

600 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

23 Jan 1944

Poland

180 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

24 Mar 1944

Poland

200 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

5 May 1944

Poland

Arthur Liebehenschel was named the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland, succeeding Martin Gottfried Weiss. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

24 Jun 1944

Photo(s) dated 24 Jun 1944

Aerial reconnaissance photograph of Majdanek Concentration Camp, Lublin, Poland, 24 Jun 1944

24 Jul 1944

Poland

As Soviet units crossed the River San north of Lublin, Poland, German troops began evacuating that city. ww2dbase [Operation Bagration | Lublin | TH]
Majdanek Concentration Camp became the first concentration camp to be liberated by Soviet troops (and the first to be liberated overall). ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

28 Aug 1944

Poland

Canadian journalist Raymond Arthur Davies, sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Congress, visited Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

29 Aug 1944

Poland

Canadian journalist Raymond Arthur Davies reported the general figure of one million Majdanek Concentration Camp victims to the Canadian Jewish Congress. He arrived at this estimate only one day after arriving at the camp. Nearly all experts deemed it to be a gross over-estimation. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

30 Nov 1944

Poland

Former commandant and guards of Majdanek Concentration Camp were put on trial in Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

3 Dec 1944

Poland

Anton Thernes, former deputy commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp, and two camp administrations were executed by hanging. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

26 Jun 1946

Poland

Max Koegel, former Majdanek Concentration Camp commandant, was arrested. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

27 Jun 1946

Poland

Max Koegel, former Majdanek Concentration Camp commandant, committed suicide while in captivity. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

28 Jan 1948

Poland

Arthur Liebehenschel, former Majdanek Concentration Camp commandant, was executed by hanging. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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