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Functioning of the Treblinka Museum from 28.12 to 17.01
28 December 2020
Dear Guests,Due to the decision of Government of the Republic of Poland from 17 December 2020 about the extension of closure ...
The opening hours of the grounds of the Treblinka Museum between 24.12-01.01
21 December 2020
The opening hours of the grounds of the Treblinka Museum between 24.12-01.0124 December – 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.25-26 Dece...
The book “The Jews in Siedlce 1850-1945”
16 December 2020
We are pleased to invite you to read the book "The Jews in Siedlce 1850-1945" written by Edward Kopówka, PhD, the Director o...
Treblinka Museum Exhibition “Treblinka Station. Between Life and Death”
16 December 2020
The assumption behind the presented exhibition is to let the history witness speak, which is why it is based on the selected ...
The grounds of the Treblinka Museum are available to visitors from November 10, 2020
9 November 2020
Dear Guests,We would like to inform you that from 10/11/2020 the Treblinka Museum grounds (Memorial site: former Treblinka II...
Information on temporary closing of the Treblinka Museum
6 November 2020
Due to the new restrictions introduced by the highest state authorities in order to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Informtion about closing the exhibition to visitors
2 November 2020
Please be advised that from November 3, 2020 to November 15, 2020, the exhibition at the Treblinka Museum is closed to visito...
Information on November 1, 2020
28 October 2020
InformationTreblinka Museum. The Nazi German Extermination and Forced Labour Camp (1941-1944)on 1st of November will be close...
Guidelines for Visiting the Treblinka Museum during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
20 October 2020
Due to the declaration of the entire territory of Poland as a red zone, from the October 24th 2020 visiting to the Treblink...
July 30 – ceremonial unveiling of the monument commemorating the Roma and Sinti murdered in Treblinka
30 July 2020
On July 30, 2014, on the initiative of the Polish Roma Association, the ceremonial unveiling of the monument commemorating th...
INFORMATION
16 July 2020
Guided tours are available againWe are glad to inform that as of 16th of July 2020, we are restoring the possibility of visit...
“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 ...
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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