What countries were the holocaust death camps located in?

The concentration camps of the Holocaust are where some of the most horrific events occurred. Fold3 has created a page for every major camp. Each page includes a background of the camp, a map, timeline of events, and an account of some of the events. read more

There were 6 death camps inside the 1939 borders of Poland. Unlike for countries allied with Germany, which had retained control over their territory, there was no Poland here from 1939 to 1944/45. At the time the camps operated, two were in Germany: Auschwitz and Chelmno, and four in General Government. read more

In 1942, three more death camps were built (Treblinka, Sobibor, and Belzec) and used solely for mass murder. Around this time, killing centers were also added at the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Majdanek. It is estimated that the Nazis used these camps to kill approximately 11 million people. read more

A more complete list drawn up in 1967 by the German Ministry of Justice names about 1,200 camps and subcamps in countries occupied by Germany, while the Jewish Virtual Library writes: "It is estimated that the Germans established 15,000 camps in the occupied countries." The concentration camps are not to be confused with the extermination camps which were designed and built exclusively to kill prisoners on a massive scale immediately upon arrival. read more