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Sobibor Death Camp
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Find out how this extermination camp was run, what it was like for the few who were able to survive, plus find out about the brave and desperate uprising that shut down the camp.

Images from Sobibor - Now
16 photographs of what remains at Sobibor, including the "Merry Flea," the watchtower, the museum, and the memorial.

Images from Sobibor - Then
8 pictures related to the Sobibor death camp, including the mound of ashes and a few of the survivors of Sobibor.

Plan of Sobibor Extermination Camp
The drawn plans of the Sobibor camp labeled with numbers to explain where prisoners arrived by rail as well as the locations of storage and the gas chambers.

Sobibor 1942-1943
A short overview of Sobibor, one of the three camps of Aktion Reinhard. "Chapter 3" discusses the uprising.

Sobibor: An Overview
A short overview of Sobibor, presented by the Museum of Tolerance and taken from the Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. Includes information on waves of transports, the personnel, and the closure of the camp.

Sobibor Death Camp
From your About.com Guide, a four-part series that covers the camp's inception, a map, life and death within, the revolt, and the memorial that is there now.

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