Crime & Law

First Jews from Lvov Ghetto Gassed in Belzec

In March 1942, the Nazis commenced mass killings at the Belzec death camp, targeting Jews primarily from the Lvov Ghetto in Poland. This action marked one of the earliest implementations of extermination techniques involving gas chambers. The victims, many of whom were recently transported from the ghetto under the guise of labor relocation, faced immediate execution upon arrival. Belzec, as part of Operation Reinhard, aimed to eliminate the Jewish population in occupied Poland, contributing to the broader agenda of the Holocaust.

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