1. Concentration Camp: Chelmno By: Deep Sihota

2.   This was one of the many extermination camps for the Jewish people.  Camp started operating on December 7 1941, and ended January 1945(The camp did stop for a bit up until 1942, then started operating again to get rid of the polish) Introduction

3.   This camp was located in central Poland, approximately 30 miles northwest of Lodz.  This camp was also referred to as Kulmhof  This was the first camp that included using gas as a killing tactic. Continued

4.  Location

5.   145,000 people died from phase one.  88 children were killed  Approximately 150,000-300,000 were killed(mainly Jews)  There was a nearby forest camp where the dead bodies were buried. Casualties

6.   Hitler’s/Nazis main target was the Jews.  This camp had three trucks/vans used for mass killing it released gas in the rear compartment.  The “Sonderkommando” were responsible for setting up these trucks/vans. Who/What

7.   When people were stripped naked and sent to the gas trucks in about 6 minutes they would all suffocate and then they were dumped at the forest camp.  Gypsies were also another target. Continued

8.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_d etailpage&v=72EHKDgL2Rc http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_d etailpage&v=72EHKDgL2Rc  This is a video of a survivor at the camp of Chelmno.  No one in particular got a chance to survive such as people who may have a certain talent. At this camp everyone was treated equally.(horribly) However a few did manage to escape.  The ultimate purpose for this camp was to exterminate the Jews from the Warthegau Survivors

9.   http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/the- final-solution/the-death- camps/chelmno/#.UYFMZqLFVPA http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/the- final-solution/the-death- camps/chelmno/#.UYFMZqLFVPA  http://www.jewishgen.org/forgottenCamps/Camp s/ChelmnoEng.html http://www.jewishgen.org/forgottenCamps/Camp s/ChelmnoEng.html  http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercam ps/chelmno.html http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercam ps/chelmno.html  http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holoc aust/Chelmno.html http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holoc aust/Chelmno.html References