Published : 2024-12-31

German Transit Camp in Zamość (UWZ-Lager Zamosc) During the Displacement and Colonization Action in the Zamosc Region, 1942-1943 (Selected Aspects)

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The German transit camp in Zamość (UWZ-Lager Zamosc) was established on November 18, 1942, preceding the mass deportations of Poles from the Zamojszczyzna region, and it operated until January 18, 1944. From November 27, 1942, the camp served as a holding facility for the Polish population displaced during “Aktion Zamość.” This article examines the mortality rate of children deemed “racially worthless” who were imprisoned in the camp. These children were subjected to severely inadequate sanitary and living conditions, resulting in deaths from starvation, disease, and emaciation. The Zamość branch of the Main Welfare Council in Kraków (Rada Główna Opiekuńcza) attempted to secure permission from German authorities to provide food for the children from the initial stages of the displacement action. This research also documents the movement of railway transports carrying prisoners from the camp, including departure dates and passenger numbers. Following June 23, 1943, under “Werwolf I,” prisoners were transported to other transit and concentration camps, or to forced labour within the Reich. Some individuals underwent selection for Germanization, while others were released or relocated to the Warsaw and Lublin districts, where they regained their freedom.

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German transit camp in Zamość, Aktion Zamość, Children of Zamość, Auschwitz concentration camp, displacement, Zamojszczyzna, World War II



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Kozaczyńska, B. (2024). German Transit Camp in Zamość (UWZ-Lager Zamosc) During the Displacement and Colonization Action in the Zamosc Region, 1942-1943 (Selected Aspects). Facta Simonidis, 17(2), 107–126. https://doi.org/10.56583/fs.2606

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