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OCR: Sobibor was Nazi death camp iocated in the Lubiin province of Poland. An estimated 250.000 Jews were murd ered in its five carbon monoxide gas chambers and disposed of in mass burial pits outside of the camp These Jews were mainly from Poland Lithuania, and SOBIBOR Belorussia. on October DOAI 1943 Jewish laborers in Sobibor revolted and killed several SS supervisors and Ukrainian guards. Uitimately the uprising was controlled, and all but 300 of the rebels were captured and shot in nearby swamps Greatiy upset by this rare uprising, Heinrich Himmier ordered the remaining Sobibor prisoners killed, the camp ieveled and the area pianted over with trees located mainiy Beiorussia iaborers Ultimately ptured Greatly

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