Death Camps

Death Camps were established with the only purpose of mass killing -- Chelmno, Treblinka, Belzec, Sobibor, Majdanek & Auschwitz.

Overview

In Death Camps only a few laborers were spared for a limited time and then killed and replaced by others.

If one was sent to Chelmno, Treblinka, Belzec, or Sobibor, changes of survival (for children and adults as well) were virtually null. We know of only one child who survived at Chelmno as an errand boy, and a couple of teenagers who succeeded in escaping from Sobibor during a revolt.

Two major Death Camps (Majdanek & Auschwitz) functioned also as Concentration Camps. Older children might pass the selection if they looked strong enough, a few younger children could be selected as errand boys. Chances of survival in Concentration Camps remained very low.