Bibliograph

Chełmno and the Holocaust, the history of Hitler's first death camp, Patrick Montague ; foreword by Christopher R. Browning

Type

Label

Chełmno and the Holocaust, the history of Hitler's first death camp, Patrick Montague ; foreword by Christopher R. Browning

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chełmno and the Holocaust

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

779847250

Responsibility statement

Patrick Montague ; foreword by Christopher R. Browning

Series statement

International library of twentieth century history, 39

Sub title

the history of Hitler's first death camp

Summary

Exposes the history, organization, and operations of the first extermination camp established by the Nazis and shows how Chełmno broke the psychological barrier for establishing the single-purpose death camps that became the template for Hitler's "Final Solution."

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- The euthanasia program -- Mobile killing operations -- The turning point -- Extermination : the first period (1941-1943) -- Establishing the camp -- The transports -- The mansion : arrival, murder, plunder -- The forest camp -- Resumption of transports -- Escapes -- First liquidation of the camp -- Extermination : the second period (1944-1945) -- Re-establishing the camp -- A new killing procedure -- Final liquidation of the camp -- Epilogue -- Chełmno :1945 to the present -- The number of victims -- Conclusion and reflection

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