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Camp History

Brief Outline

Rows of barracks seen from a bird's eye view
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Topography

A single-story guard booth with a roofed porch. Behind it is a guard tower.
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Prisoner Origins

A fragment of a white and blue striped jacket with buttons. On the right side, there is a red triangle made of fabric with the letter P sewn on it. Above it, there is a rectangular piece of fabric with the number 574.
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Camp Admission Process

Several dozen round metal plates with holes at the top and stamped numbers
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Functionary Prisoners

Three fabric armbands with the inscriptions Kapo, Capo, and Lag. Alt.
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Everyday Life

A group of several men with tools at work. Barracks on the sides.
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Labour

Trampled earth, tracks laid on it, several wagons, wooden barracks on the left and right, men working on the right.
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Prisoner Clothing and Marking System

Photo of a shoe made entirely of wood with a pointed toe and a supporting strap attached halfway down the length of the shoe.
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SS Garrison

A group of several men in German uniforms. One of them is holding a dog on a leash. Barracks in the background.
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Extermination

The interior of a bunker-like building with metal doors, large blue stains on the walls
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Camp Hospital

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In-camp Resistance

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    State Museum at Majdanek. German Nazi concentration and extermination camp (1941-1944)

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