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“Penal Labour Camp Treblinka I – to see the invisible” – online exhibition
25 May 2020
The former camp grounds, which the Treblinka Museum takes care of, are again available to visitors. We are aware that due to ...
Information on the opening of the Treblinka Museum for visitors
5 May 2020
Dear Guests,As part of the first stage of re-opening cultural institutions in the state of epidemic COVID-19, we would like t...
Narrow-gauge railway rail – a new artefact presented at the Treblinka Museum
26 March 2020
This rail was discovered by scientists from the Warsaw University of Technology during archaeological works near the gravel p...
The Righteous from the Treblinka area – Helena Szmurło
24 March 2020
Helena Szmurło (1892 - 1967) lived with her numerous family in the village of Płosodrza, 8 km east of Mordy. In the early 1...
March 24 – The Polish National Day for Remembrance of Poles Rescuing Jews under German Occupation
24 March 2020
Unfortunately, World War II was not limited to actions on the fronts. In the occupied territories, the Germans introduced unb...
Information on the Museum’s work in relation to the occurrence of coronavirus
12 March 2020
Due to the decision of the government to close all museums and cultural institutions in Poland we inform that from 12th of Ma...
The 10th Remembrance Days – Civic Commemorations of International Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Victims of the Holocaust in Łódź, Poland.
13 February 2020
On 29th and 30th of January 2020, Treblinka Museum employees took part in the 10th Remembrance days – Civic Commemorations...
“The Image of Treblinka in The Eyes of Samuel Willenberg” – Exhibition of sculptures depicting images of Treblinka made by the survivor
13 February 2020
On 29th of January 2020, at the IPN’s Janusz Kurtyka Educational Center "History Point" the sculpture exhibition: “The Im...
27 January – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
4 February 2020
On 1 November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated 27 January - the date of the anniversary of the liberation...
Muzeum Treblinka opening hours in days 24.12-01.01.2020
11 December 2019
Muzeum Treblinka opening hours in days 24.12-01.01:24 December – 9.00 a.m. -3.00 p.m.25-26 December – museum is closed27-...
Search for Treblinka victims’ graves
25 November 2019
On 12 November 2019 prosecutor of the Department Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation in Szczec...
The unknown grave of German Camp – Treblinka I victims was found
21 November 2019
From 12th November, a surface research continues at the grounds of Penal Labour Camp Treblinka I and so-called Execution Site...
Camps
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Treblinka II
The Treblinka extermination camp (centre) was built by the Germans in mid-1942 next to a nearby penal labour camp. It was established as a part of Operation Reinhard, the goal of which was to eliminate the Jewish population. It covered an area of 17 hectares and was surrounded by a high barbed wire fence. The camp was operated by a command staff of 30-40 Germans and Austrians who were assisted by around 100-120 guards, mainly Ukrainians. Doctor of medicine Irmfried Eberl became the first command...
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Treblinka I
Penal Labour Camp functioned from the summer of 1941 to the end of July 1944. The initiator and organizer was the county staroste in Sokołów Podlaski, Ernst Gramss. The commandant of the camp throughout the entire period was Theo van Eupen. German service consisted of about 20 people. They had help from a group of guards (about 100 people) – mainly Ukrainians. Over 20,000 prisoners went through the camp, of which about 10,000 died or were shot....
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