German Nazi concentration and extermination camp in Lublin (1941–1944) / Niemiecki nazistowski obóz koncentracyjny i zagłady w Lublinie (1941–1944)

Overview

State Museum at Majdanek

Majdanek, officially named KL Lublin, was the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp that operated between October 1941 and 22 July 1944. Initially established as a concentration point for Soviet POWs, it quickly began combining various functions and roles within the Nazi occupational policies. Around 130,000 prisoners were deported to KL Lublin, mostly Jews, Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians and people of many other backgrounds. As gas chambers became operational in the autumn of 1942, Majdanek became an extermination camp for Jews, and an inherent site of the Holocaust. KL Lublin functioned until its final liquidation on 22 July 1944. The Museum protects 70 objects from the former camp infrastructure, including the gas chambers, crematoria, prisoner barracks and watchtowers.