Thread: Nightmarish memories of Nazis' Sobibor death camp

In some ways its good to know that in this instance the slave labourers revolted, when to do so was virtually a suicide action, rather than compromise to try to hang onto life as long as possible.

I sat watching this sunday morning, its a camp I had never heard of before. Shame as it should be better known

Originally Posted by Kitty

I sat watching this sunday morning, its a camp I had never heard of before. Shame as it should be better known

I have read and posted a lot on Sobibor, one of the three Aktion Reinhard camps.

This is one about Himmler.

In early March 1943, Himmler once again visited the Aktion Reinhard Headquarters and the death camps of Sobibor and Treblinka. In anticipation of Himmler’s visit the camps were thoroughly cleansed. Karl Frenzel (Sobibor), testified at his trial regarding this visit:
"The visit was announced a few days ahead. The leadership of the camp took steps to make order in the camp… I was ordered, together with some Unterführer’s and Ukrainian guards, to take over the outside security of the camp and guarantee Himmler’s personal security. When Himmler visited the gassing installation in Camp III, I guarded the surrounding area. I remember that afterwards all the Unterführer were assembled in the canteen, and Himmler delivered an address to them…”
In honour of Himmler’s visit a special gassing of several hundred young Jewish girls took place. This is confirmed by the testimony of SS-Oberscharführer Hubert GomerskiSobibor): (
"I remember the visit of Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler in Sobibor, ... I saw Himmler with the whole group going in the direction of Camp III."

Maybe you have seen this movie and do not remember it.

A video:
http://wejew.com/media/1033/Escape_from_Sobibor_Movie/

The 1987 Movie short:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092978/plotsummary

You tube short:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg28i77xaNI

This one is a bit sickening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hB_ryOXNrk&feature=fvw