Summary 10 - Operation Reinhard (Autumn 1941 - Autumn 1943) Flashcards
According to the estimate of the German authorities, how many Jews were in the General Government area?
2,284,000
What was the purpose of Operation Reinhard?
Operation Reinhard was established in Autumn 1941. It was the name given to the Nazi plan to exterminate all German and Polish Jews in the General Government area.
The killing of German and Polish Jews was carried out at which three death camps?
Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka
They were located at the eastern border of the General Government area.
What were the aims of Operation Reinhard?
- To ‘resettle ‘ Jews (euphemism for ‘kill’) in 3 camps
- To exploit skilled and manual labour before the Jews were killed
- To secure Jewish assets
Which gas was initially used in the three camps to kill the Jews?
Carbon-monoxide gas
Where did most of the organisational apparatus that was used in the camps come from?
Much of the organisational apparatus came from the T4 programme.
When were preparations for Operation Reinhard initiated?
Preparations for Operation Reinhard were initiated two months prior to the Wannsee Conference.
Give evidence that suggests that the ‘Final Solution’ had already begun before the Wannsee Conference?
- Preparations for Operation Reinhard were initiated two months prior to the Wannsee Conference
- 3 of the 6 death camps had already participated in systematic mass murder
When did the three Reinhard camps close and why were they closed?
All three of the Reinhard camps were closed by the end of 1943.
They were closed as their purpose had been achieved, all of the German and Polish Jews had been murdered.
After 1943, where did the mass murder of Jews take place?
In the remaining three camps
