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1 Sep 1941

Poland

Alfons Bentele was assigned to Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

1 Oct 1941

Poland

Operations began at Majdanek Concentration Camp near Lublin, Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

15 Nov 1941

Poland

Erich Mußfeldt was transferred from Auschwitz Concentration Camp to Majdanek Concentration Camp as the chief of the crematorium. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Erich Mußfeldt | Lublin | CPC]

21 Mar 1942

Poland

Jews from the Lublin ghetto in occupied Poland were deported to Belzec, Majdanek, and other concentration camps. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

28 May 1942

Poland

Alfons Bentele was transferred away from Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

24 Aug 1942

Poland

Karl-Otto Koch stepped down as the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Karl-Otto Koch | Lublin | CPC]

12 Mar 1943

Poland

The company Ostindustrie GmbH established by the German SS organization; it was to act as the holding company for Jewish businesses in Lublin, Poland taken over by the SS. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

9 Apr 1943

Poland

The German government re-designated Majdanek from a labor camp to a concentration camp. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]
German officially renamed Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland to Lublin Concentration Camp (Konzentrationslager Lublin). ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

18 Jun 1943

Poland

Fritz Ritterbusch was assigned to Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

1 Nov 1943

Poland

Martin Gottfried Weiss was named the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland, succeeding Max Koegel. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Martin Gottfried Weiss | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

21 Jan 1944

Poland

600 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

23 Jan 1944

Poland

180 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

24 Mar 1944

Poland

200 prisoners deemed "invalid" were executed by gunfire at Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

5 May 1944

Poland

Arthur Liebehenschel was named the commandant of Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland, succeeding Martin Gottfried Weiss. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

24 Jun 1944

Photo(s) dated 24 Jun 1944

Aerial reconnaissance photograph of Majdanek Concentration Camp, Lublin, Poland, 24 Jun 1944

24 Jul 1944

Poland

Majdanek Concentration Camp became the first concentration camp to be liberated by Soviet troops (and the first to be liberated overall). ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Lublin | CPC]

1 Aug 1944

Poland

The Soviet-backed Polish Committee of National Liberation established its headquarters in Lublin, Poland. ww2dbase [Lublin | CPC]

28 Aug 1944

Poland

Canadian journalist Raymond Arthur Davies, sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Congress, visited Majdanek Concentration Camp in occupied Poland. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

29 Aug 1944

Poland

Canadian journalist Raymond Arthur Davies reported the general figure of one million Majdanek Concentration Camp victims to the Canadian Jewish Congress. He arrived at this estimate only one day after arriving at the camp. Nearly all experts deemed it to be a gross over-estimation. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Majdanek Concentration Camp | Lublin | CPC]

30 Nov 1944

Poland

Former commandant and guards of Majdanek Concentration Camp were put on trial in Poland. ww2dbase [Majdanek Concentration Camp | Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Lublin | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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