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1942-02-00 Report by Chełmno Escapee Winer on his Experience in the Extermination Camp
Deposition in Yiddish in February 1942 in the Warszaw Ghetto by Szlama Winer aka Jakub Grojnowski. In his account titled “Gvies-eydes funem tsvang-kabren . . .” (Testimony of a forced gravedigger), Winer reports his experiences in the Jewish working detail at the Chełmno (Kulmhof) extermination camp . Winer was deported…
1944-01-05 Report by Globocnik on the Economic Part of Operation Reinhard: “The facilities built for this operation from accruing funds … have been entirely removed”
Report by Odilo Globocnik on the “economic part of Operation Reinhardt” enclosed in his letter of January 5, 1944 to Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. The report is divided into four sections: the “resettlement” of Jewish populations, the exploitation of forced labor, the utilization material assets, and the acquisition of hidden values,…
Testimony of Freigang, Adele on Kulmhof (Chełmno) Extermination Camp (16 April, 1962)
On April 16, 1962, Adele Freigang, former resident of the village Chełmno nad Nerem (Kulmhof), provided a detailed testimony to West-German investigators . In autumn 1941, Freigang heard rumors of a Gestapo commando in Kulmhof, which later seized several key buildings. Reports surfaced about transports of Jewish people, initially believed…
1944-01-05 Letter from Globocnik to Himmler on Operation Reinhard (Aktion Reinhard): “the documents of all other works in this matter have already been destroyed”
In a letter dated January 5, 1944, the Higher SS and Police Leader Odilo Globocnik, addressed Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler regarding the economic settlement of Operation Reinhardt (Aktion Reinhard). The letter was submitted in response to Himmler’s order from September 22, 1943, which requested its completion by December 31, 1943. He…
1943-11-30 Letter from Himmler to Globocnik Acknowledging Completion of Aktion Reinhard (Operation Reinhard)
In this letter dated 30 November 1943, Heinrich Himmler replied to Odilo Globocnik letter of 4 November 1943 and acknowleged “the completion of Operation Reinhardt”. Himmler expresses his gratitude and appreciation for Globocnik’s role in what he describes as “great and unique services” to the German people. This operation…
Testimony of Peham, Josef on Kulmhof / Chelmno Extermination Camp (December 12, 1962)
Interrogation protocol of Josef Peham, dated December 12, 1962, on his experiences in Kulmhof (Chelmno) extermination camp.