Place · extermination camp
Chelmno (Kulmhof)
כעלמנאָ (קולמהאָף)
The Germans established an extermination camp in the village of Chelmno, 70 kilometers from Lodz.
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... די דייטשן האָבן אויפגעשטעלט א פארניכטוננס-לאַגער,
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Event
Establishment of the Chelmno extermination camp
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Event
First transport to Chelmno
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Community
Lodz Ghetto
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