The Holohoax - The Majdanek Concentration Camp

Majdanek, established in October 1941 on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland, functioned as a Nazi German concentration and extermination camp during World War II, initially holding Soviet prisoners of war and later primarily Jewish inmates from Poland and other European countries. It included forced labour facilities, seven gas chambers using Zyklon B, barracks for up to 25,000 prisoners, and a crematorium added in 1943. The camp was the site of the November 3, 1943, Operation Harvest Festival massacre, the largest single-day killing during the Holocaust, with an estimated 18,000 Jews executed. Soviet forces liberated it on July 23, 1944, revealing intact evidence of atrocities, including mass graves and personal effects. Historical records indicate approximately 79,000 total deaths, with 59,000 Jewish victims, though the camp processed around 300,000 prisoners overall. Today, it serves as the Majdanek State Museum, a preserved memorial site.