Chelmno Killing Center | Station # 2 on Exhibit Tour | Operation 12/7/42 - 1/17/45

Chelmno is located 30 miles northwest of Łódź in West Central Poland. It was occupied by German forces. SS and Police authorities established Chelmno as a killing center for the purpose of exterminating the Jewish population of the area named Wartheland. It was the first stationary facility where poison gas was used for the mass murder of Jews. The estimated number of deaths is 300,000 mainly Jews.