Introduction
Outside view of Sobibor
Sobibor was a death camp during the Holocaust, which occurred during World War II. It was responsible for the deaths of over 250,000 Jewish persons within the years of 1942 to 1943. Sobibor was part of the Aktion Reinhard Program of 1942, which was the code name for the mass murder action against the Polish Jews. Sobibor was one of six death camps including Chelmno, Treblinka, Belzec, Majdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. An uprising led by prisoners was launched on October 14, 1943 which led to the end of the destruction held at Sobibor. As a result of the revolt, many Jews survived the horrible conditions within the camp. The camp was quickly liquidated and disguised as a farm later that month.