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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

16.09.1942|The Germans conudcted the liquidation of the labour camp in Pustków near Dębica. Around 1,800 Jews were deemed “unfit for labour” and deported to the SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec killing centre. Around 200 selected craftsmen were taken to the labour camp in Mielec. #Holocaust

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

01.09.1896|Polish Jewish man Albert (Abe) Federgrün was born in Kraków. He lived in Nowy Targ and Kraków, and was a factory and warehouse worker. In August 1942 he was deported from Wieliczka to the German Nazi death camp SS-Sonderkommando Belzec and murdered in the gas chambers.

A vintage sepia-toned photo of the Federgrün family taken in Nowy Targ in 1927. A woman, Tonia, who was Albert’s wife, sits on a decorative chair, Albert dressed in a suit is standing and holding their young son, Pinches in between both parents. They all look calmly at the camera.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

01.09.1939|The German forces began the offensive on Poland. On September 17 the Red Army invaded the Polish territory from the east. The joint German-Soviet aggression initiated World War II – the largest military conflict in the history of mankind.

German soldiers in helmets pry a Polish coat of arms from a border post.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

13.08.1943|100 inmates (mostly Poles) were transferred to #Majdanek from the Gestapo prison at the Lublin castle. Among them there Tadeusz Czajka and Mikołaj Caban, Polish Home Army resistance members. Both of them later escaped from the camp through the sewers.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

13.08.2002|Chaim Korenfeld passed away in São Paulo, Brazil. He was deported to the German death camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor on 28 April 1943. Selected for labour he worked at woodcutting in the Waldkommando. He escaped from the forest in July 43’ and survived the #Holocaust.

An older man, Chaim Korenfeld, a Holocaust survivor, smiles at a table, representing courage and the spirit of survival.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

11.08.1943|Chief SS physician (Lagerarzt) at #Majdanek addressed the camp administration office (Verwaltung), demanding the increased supply of Zyklon B used for “disinfection of both the male and female sections of the camp.” It was also used for the purpose of mass murder in the gas chambers.

An aged tin can with a worn label and an imprinted name ZYKLON B.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

10.08.1942|The beginning of the Grossaktion in Lviv. That day Salem Klinger and his wife, Frida Silberman were deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec and murdered in the gas chambers. They had four children: Dora, Stella, Lorenc and Józef.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

07.08.1942|Around 1,500 Jews from Włodawa were taken to the nearby SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor extermination camp. The victims included over a hundred children, the local rabbi 📷Mendel Morgensztern who refused to abandon the kids, and many elders caught in a round-up. #Holocaust

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

05.08.1944|Polish Home Army soldiers from the Grey Ranks "Zośka" Battalion captured the so-called Gęsiówka. Officially named Konzentrationslager Warschau it was a sub-camp of Majdanek from May 1944. Warsaw Insurgents liberated several hundred Jewish prisoners that day. Most of them joined the fight.

Monochrome photo of the KL Warschau concentration camp, depicting a building, a gate, and a surrounding brick wall with watchtowers.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

04.08.1942|6,000 Jews from Sambor, Chyrów, Felsztyn, Stary Sambor and Strzyłki were deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec. The train briefly stopped in Lviv where 600 deportees were selected for work and taken to the Janowska concentration camp.

Black and white photograph of pre-war Sambror showing people in winter clothing, gathered in a snowy environment.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

03.08.1942|The third and the final transport of Jewish victims was sent from the ghetto in Przemyśl to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec. Around 13,000 Jews were deported from Przemyśl at the turn of July and August 1942. Among them there was Lorka Schneebaum.

Old black-and-white photograph of a smiling young woman wearing a fur hat and fur-trimmed coat, standing with her arms crossed. The handwritten names "Schneebaum" and "Lorka" appear at the top of the image, suggesting it's a labelled photo from a personal album. The photo shows signs of age, including creases and wear.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

29.07.1942|German chemical company TESTA confirmed the reception of order for 9,000 kg of Zyklon B. The gas supply was purchased by📷Hans Perschon on behalf of KGL Lublin Vervaltung (camp administration). Perschon was one of the SS-men who operated the gas chambers at #Majdanek.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

29.07.1942|Around 5,000 Jews from Dobromil, Chyrów and Niżankowice were deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec and murdered in the gas chambers. #Holocaust

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

28.07.1944|The final transport of prisoners evacuated from #Majdanek arrived at #Auschwitz. From over 1,000 inmates only 837 reached their destination due to escapes & executions. Those who entered the gates of Auschwitz included Poles, Germans, Belgians, Norwegians and 385 Jews.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

27.07.1942|3000 Jews from Przemyśl, Bircza, Medyka, Rybotycze, Krasiczyn; 2000 from Rawa Ruska, 1000 Jews from Niemirów and Magierów, and 500 from Uhnów were deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec and murdered in the gas chambers. #Holocaust

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

24.07.1873|German Jew Nathan Katz was born in Bodenfelde. When Hitler rose to power he moved with his family to Düsseldorf. After Kristallnacht they fled to the Netherlands. Nathan was arrested, deported to SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor and murdered in the gas chamber on 23.07.1943.

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a bald man wearing round wire-frame glasses, a dark suit, and a white shirt with a dark tie. He has a serious expression and is looking slightly off to the side. The image appears to be an old, low-resolution scan.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

24.07.1944| The Red Army troops entered the nearly empty #Majdanek grounds. At field II, they found Soviet invalids – former POWs many of whom had defected to the German side. They became a symbol of the supposed liberation, though they did not gain freedom.

Old, worn black-and-white photograph showing a large group of men standing crowded together behind a barbed-wire fence, likely prisoners of war or internees. Most wear caps and coats; one man on the right stands out in a lighter-colored jacket. The photo has visible creases, scratches, and rust-colored stains, indicating its age.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

23.07.1943|28 prisoners of the Waldkommando, including Zyndel Honigman, Chaim Korenfeld, Abraham Wang, and 📷Salomon (Szlomo) Podchlebnik, escaped from #Sobibór. They killed the guard assigned to their woodcutting group working in the forest. Though many were captured, a few fugitives survived WWII.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

22.07.1944|Final liquidation of KL Lublin. SS-men took the last remaining prisoners on a march to #Auschwitz. The crematorium was set on fire, the garrison members were burning and burying the documents to conceal the crimes. In the afternoon, #Majdanek ceased its functioning.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

21.07.1944|The last mass execution took place at #Majdanek. Several hundred inmates of the Gestapo prison at the Lublin castle were shot in ditches next to the crematorium building. Most of them were Poles. Those victims were never registered in the camp files.📷Soviet troops inspect execution site.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

20.07.1941|During his visit to Lublin Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of #Majdanek on the eastern outskirts of the city. The camp was meant to accommodate 25-50k prisoners - Soviet POWs, who would be exploited at the workshops, factories, enterprises, and construction sites of the SS.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

17.07.1919|Eva-Brigitte Marum was born in Karlsruhe. In 1934 she emigrated from Germany to France. Caught in a street round-up in January 1943 she was later deported from Drancy to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando Sobibor. Eva was murdered in the gas chambers on 30.03.1943.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

17.07.1942| Around 1800 Jews were deported from Dąbrowa Tarnowska to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec. They were herded into 26 freight cars and then murdered in the gas chambers just after their arrival. #Holocaust

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

16.07.1943|Polish man Feliks Cieplikiewicz prisoner no. 6134 died at the Majdanek concentration camp. He lived at the Grabowica village (Zamość region) and worked as a tinman. Germans arrested him and sent him to KL Lublin on 7 July in retaliation for the local partisan activity.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

15.07.1942|Around 50 Soviet POWs were executed at #Majdanek. They decided not to participate in the mass escape, which took place the day before. They were all shot at the prisoner field II in order to mask the incompetence of the camp garrison and the commandant 📷Karl Otto Koch.

Black-and-white archival photograph of a man in a Nazi SS uniform, shown from the chest up. He has short receding hair combed back, a stern expression, and is wearing a dark uniform jacket with a collar patch bearing four small square insignia.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

14.07.1942|Third transport held during the ghetto liquidation in Rzeszów – around 4000 Jews were deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec and murdered in the gas chambers. #Holocaust

Rusted metal letters spelling 'Rzeszów' in Hebrew and Polish script, mounted on a stone monument, with a large mound of crushed rock and rubble in the background.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

14.07.1942|The largest escape in the history of the #Majdanek concentration camp took place. 86 Soviet POWs breached the barbed-wired fence of field II and broke out of the camp. Only two of them were shot and despite the full-scale pursuit the remaining ones were never captured.

Black-and-white historical photograph showing rows of wooden posts strung with barbed wire, forming a concentration camp fence line that recedes into the distance across snow-covered, rocky ground. Wooden camp barracks are visible on both sides.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

08.07.1943|Dutch tinman, Hendrik Jacobs was registered at #Majdanek as prisoner no. 75. He was born on 21.02.1909 in Amsterdam. In spring 1944 he was transferred to #Natzweiler, in September to #Dachau. He was eventually liberated from Dachau’s Allach subcamp and survived WWII.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

07.07.1942| The SS commenced the liquidation of the ghetto in Rzeszów. Nearly 50 victims were shot en route to the train station and nearly 200 more inside the ghetto. Transport of ca. 4,000 Jews departed that day to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

06.07.1943|Transport of 2417 Jews departed from Kamp Westerbork in the Netherlands to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor. None of the deportees survived the war.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Early July 1942| #Majdanek authorities reported to the SS Construction Office (Zentralbauleitung) in Lublin that the camp sentry towers were at 80% completion. All 8,8m watchtowers were erected and equipped with searchlights. 8 had full covering, 10 had a covered room on top.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

02.07.1943|The German chemical company Tesch & Stabenow (TESTA) informed the administrative offices of KL Lublin (#Majdanek) that they are unable to set a precise deadline for the next shipment of Zyklon B. The given reason was the producer’s being overwhelmed with orders.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

01.07.1942|Polish man Antoni Bielas was arrested by the German functionaries in Częstochowa. In January 1943 he was transferred to Majdanek and registered as prisoner no. 9142. He remained at the camp until his evacuation to KL Gross-Rosen in April 1944 and later to KL Mauthausen-Gusen. He survived.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

30.06.1981|The verdict of the Düsseldorf trial was announced. It was the last big trial of #Majdanek garrison members with 17 defendants, both women and men. It began in November 1975 and was the longest trial of Nazi perpetrators in the history of judiciary.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

26.06.1943|Once the last prisoners of SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec dismantled the camp structures, the SS sent them to #Sobibór to gas them upon arrival. The deportees attacked the guards at the unloading ramp and were all shot. The sole survivor Chaim Hirszman escaped from the train.

Vintage black-and-white portrait photograph, heavily aged and water-damaged with a green/sepia tint, of a young man with dark, slightly tousled hair, looking toward the camera with a faint smile. He is wearing a dark, button-up military-style shirt or jacket. The print shows visible cracks, scratches, and discoloration consistent with an old archival photograph."

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

25.06.1906|Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor Kalmen Wewryk was born in Chełm. In the autumn of 1942 he was deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor. Selected for labour he worked as a carpenter until the prisoner uprising. After WWII he lived in France and Canada.

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a young man facing the camera with a neutral expression. He has short, neatly combed hair and is wearing a dark jacket, collared shirt, and patterned tie. The image shows visible wear and damage, including creases and small tears along the edges and across the photograph.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

24.06.1943|German forces launched Aktion Werwolf: the final stage of displacement operations at the Lublin-Zamość area in occupied Poland. By the means of deportations and mass murder of Poles it aimed at finding Lebensraum: ‘living space’ demanded by Hitler in his Nazi policies.

Black-and-white photo collage of nine identification-style portraits of Polish children and young people displaced from the Zamość region, each labeled with a name: Stefania Adamowicz, Stanisław Adamowicz, Aniela Błaszkiewicz, Stanisław Błazyński, Janina Błażciewicz, Edward Łysy, Genowefa Skiba, Karolina Skibińska, and Helena Zaborniak.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

19.06.1943|Polish man Eugeniusz Niechoda was imprisoned at Majdanek. He was among the 29 people arrested that day in a German round-up at the Jamy settlement. Registered as prisoner no. 19075 he was detained at field IV. Eugeniusz survived thanks to his release in September 1943.

ALT: Sepia-toned studio portrait photograph of a young man with dark, neatly combed hair, wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and a striped tie. He looks directly at the camera with a serious expression. The photograph has the format and style of a mid-20th-century identity or document photograph, with some surface scratches and minor discolouration visible on the print.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

18.06.1944|Klemens Drzewiecki was arrested by the Germans as a resistance member. He was first detained at the transit camp in Zwierzyniec and then deported to #Majdanek. Klemens was kept at field I until the final camp evacuation in July 1944. He survived.

Extremely coarse halftone print portrait of a person, reproduced from a newspaper or similar printed source. The heavy dot pattern and significant degradation make fine facial details very difficult to discern, though the outline of a face is visible in the centre of the image. The paper has yellowed and the print has deteriorated considerably, suggesting the source material is of considerable age.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

11.06.1922|Polish Jewish woman Estera Raab née Terner was born in Chełm. In December 1942, she was deported to the German Nazi death camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor. She was selected for labour and later escaped during the prisoner uprising and survived the #Holocaust.

Colour close-up photograph of an elderly woman with voluminous blonde-grey hair, wearing large round-framed glasses, pearl stud earrings, and a dark top. She appears to be mid-speech, with a serious, reflective expression. The background is softly blurred, suggesting the image was taken during a recorded interview or testimony.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

08.06.1943|Transport of 3017 Jews was sent from the Netherlands to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor. None of those deportees survived the #Holocaust.

Black-and-white historical photograph showing the entrance gate to the Sobibór extermination camp. A large sign reading "SS Sonderkommando" spans the gateway, flanked by two striped flagpoles — one flying an SS flag and the other a Nazi swastika flag. Two uniformed guards are visible at the gate, with a third figure walking through the entrance. The gateway is flanked by dense evergreen hedging. A striped sentry box is visible on the left. A whitewashed building with a thatched roof is visible in the background.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

02.06.1942|The first transport of Jews was sent from the ghetto in Kraków to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec. Approximately 2,000 deportees were immediately murdered in the gas chambers upon their arrival at the camp. #Holocaust

Arched entrance gate to the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, with Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions and a Star of David above, blocking access to a city street.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

01.06.1943|Transport of 3005 Jews departed from Kamp Westerbork in the Netherlands to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor. Deportees arrived 3 days later, most were immediately murdered in the gas chambers. One man from among them survived the #Holocaust – Jules Schelvis.

An elderly man wearing a dark fedora hat, black-framed glasses, a black coat, and a red scarf smiles warmly at the camera. The background is blurred, with another person partially visible behind him

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

29.05.1896|Polish Jewish man Zygfryd Chuwis was born in Lwów. He graduated in medicine from the University of Lwów and worked as a dentist. Zygfryd was arrested at his home on 16 August 1942 and deported to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Belzec. #Holocaust.

A black-and-white portrait photograph of a man displayed on a vintage dental office card. Handwritten dates “1896–1942” appear above the image. Below the portrait, printed Polish text identifies him as Dr. Chuwis, a dentist specializing in diseases of the teeth and oral cavity, with a practice in Lwów offering technical services and electrotherapy.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

OTD the SS held the first Kinderaktion at #Majdanek. Over 200 Jewish children had been spared during preliminary selections to give a false sense of safety to their mothers. On 28.05.1943 they were rallied from around the women's section, loaded on trucks and murdered in the gas chambers. #Holocaust

A black-and-white historical photograph depicting a small concrete and brick structure inside a large wooden shelter. Several heavy metal doors are visible, one standing open, while exposed beams support the roof overhead. The sparse industrial setting and rough construction create a stark and somber atmosphere.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

27.05.1942|Prague: Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, Czechoslovak SOE-trained paratroopers, ambushed the car of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reich Security Main Office and one of the architects of the #Holocaust. That assassination attempt proved successful. Heydrich died 8 days later.

Black-and-white portrait photograph of a young man in a formal military uniform, facing the camera directly. He has neatly combed dark hair parted to one side, a serious expression, and visible insignia and medals on his jacket collar and chest. The image is tightly cropped around his head and upper torso, with a plain studio-style background.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

27.05.1942|Around 1,500 Jews were deported from Zamość to the German Nazi extermination camp SS-Sonderkommando #Sobibor and murdered in the gas chambers. 📷was taken when the victims were escorted to the local train station during their “resettlement”. #Holocaust

A black-and-white historical photograph showing railway tracks in the foreground and a group of people gathered near a large building in the background. Small houses and trees surround the area, while utility poles and industrial structures suggest an urban or transport setting from the early 20th century.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

21.05.1943|66 female prisoners of #Majdanek were transferred to the Gestapo prison at the Lublin castle. Among them there was Bronia Zysman, a 13 y/o Polish Jewish girl from Lublin. The German prison guards killed her on 22.07.1944, hours before the Red Army captured the city.

A vintage photo of a young girl smiling while hugging a tree. She wears a polka dot dress with a white blouse, conveying a sense of nostalgia and joy.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Following Heinrich Himmler’s order to establish a special field hospital (lazaret) at #Majdanek the first group of ‘patients’ were taken there on 21.05.1943. Around 300 Soviet invalids were placed at prisoner field II - mostly former POWs that defected to the German side.

A black-and-white photograph showing a barbed-wire fence interspersed with wooden panels. The panels feature drawings of a red cross within a circle and fragments of the large inscription ‘lazaret’.

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Majdanek Museum @majdanekmuseum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

20.05.1923|Polish Jew Israel Gutman was born. Captured as a Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter he was deported to #Majdanek in May 1943. Shortly afterwards, he was sent to #Auschwitz and later to KL Mauthausen. He testified during the Eichmann trial and later became the chief historian at Yad Vashem.

A man in a white shirt stands behind a podium with multiple microphones, gesturing with his arms. The setting appears to be formal, evoking a serious tone.

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