1941 ⟶ Majdanek Concentration Camp Opens

Majdanek concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Lub...
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🪖 Dachau Concentration Camp Opens

Germany's first concentration camp, Dachau, is completed.⟶
Dachau Concentration Camp Opens (1933)
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🚪 Majdanek Concentration Camp Opens

Majdanek concentration camp (German: Konzentrationslager Lublin) and later to become extermination camp is opened.⟶
Majdanek Concentration Camp Opens (1941)
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🏭 Himmler Orders Majdanek Concentration Camp Construction

Heinrich Himmler visits Soviet POWs near Minsk and Lublin and decides to build the concentration camp near Lublin known as Majdanek concentration camp.⟶
Himmler Orders Majdanek Concentration Camp Construction (1941)
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🕊️ Majdanek Concentration Camp Liberated

Majdanek concentration camp is liberated by Soviet forces, the first among many. The Soviet Union is now in control of several large cities in Poland, including Lublin.⟶
Majdanek Concentration Camp Liberated (1944)
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🕊️ Neuengamme Concentration Camp Liberated

Neuengamme concentration camp is liberated.⟶
Neuengamme Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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🕊️ Mauthausen Concentration Camp Liberated

Mauthausen concentration camp is liberated.⟶
Mauthausen Concentration Camp Liberated (1945)
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