Jolene+Ranek

 ** __The Holocaust Majdanek __ **

 ** 1)__What was Karl Otto Koch arrested for?__ ** //Majdanek was a concentration camp that started at 1941 and was liberted in 1944. It was located in a city near Lubin. Lubin is one of the largest cities in Poland. Majdanek was c////lassified as an extermination camp because of all the deaths that occurred there. Some reporters say that it is classified as an construction camp because it was under construction for 2 years. The first commandant was Karl Otto Koch. Koch was arrested in August 1944 by the Gestapo. He was then executed before the end of the war. To find the answer to #1//  [|click here]

 Karl Otto Koch **

2) __Why were the conditions at majdanek so unbearable? Write at least 2 sentences.__ ** //When you arrived at Majdanek you were given a shower/bath and then disinfectant. Many diseases were common there including Typhus, Tuberculosis, and Scabies. You were given clothes and then you would get your shoes. Most of the time, your shoes did not fit. When you arrived at the barracks, you were assigned to a plank bed or cot. These beds were made ot of sod or straw. You would then recieve your military blanket. These blankets were infected with lice and did not pertect you through the harsh, cold winters. There were 250 people per. barrack. You would then get ready for work. The inmates were woken up at 5 am and were sent to eat breakfast. They would then get there daily crust of bread and some type of liquid meal. After breakfast, they were herded out for roll call. Each group of people would seperate and go to their Kommando. They had to work on many things including maintenance and construction. Before the day ended, they were sent to roll call and then sent to their barrack. They would sleep and repeat the day over and over again wondering if they were ever going to get liberated. They would also think about death as hunger pains ate away at their beliefs and their hope. For more information on the conditions at Majdanek// [|//click here//]   The barracks at Majdanek  //In majdanek many people died. The numbers of how many people vary from 1,380,000 - 360,000. They also go from 250,000 - 200,000. In Majdanek so many people died there was no way to find an exact number of how many. There were 3 main executions at Majdanek. The first one was the gas chamber. It took the lives of many people. The commanders filled the gas chambers with 2 main gasses. These gasses were Carbon Monoxide and Zyklon B. The second execution was done by the crematorium. The crematorium had a row of 5 main ovens. They would put the bodies through the back and the ashes were taken out from the front. The third execution was done by direct shootings. In November 1943, 18,000 Jews were shot and killed by a machine gun. For more information on the gas chamber// [|//click here//]
 * 3) __What were the 3 main executions at Majdanek?__**

<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 120%;"> The gas chamber <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 110%;">//If you would like to read about a survivor who withstood the torture at Majdanek// [|//click here//] //For more information on Majdanek// [|//click here//] <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 110%;">