Dorohucza


The SS- Abrbeitslager Dorohucza was situated about 5 kilometres North East of Trawniki on the River Wieprz. The camp consisted of three almost equally large barracks, placed in a “U” around the roll-call square, the so-called Appellplatz. On the fourth side was a barrack for the SS-personnel.

On the left side of this barrack was another structure where the Ukrainian guards lived, on its right the camp kitchen. These three buildings which were constructed later were situated outside the fence. Inside the prisoners compound was a watch tower, situated next to the river, the peat fields which the prisoners worked were on the other side of the river.

Out of over 34,000 Dutch Jews deported from Westerbork to Sobibor, an estimated 1,000 were sent to the forced labour camps in the Lublin and Trawniki areas.


Location of Dorohucza

(note proximity of Trawniki)

One of those camps was the peat digging camp of Dorohucza. Sixteen of these Dutch Jews survived the war, 13 women and 3 men. Because in Sobibor there were no registration taken of those who arrived at and those who left from Sobibor, we do not know exactly which of the deportees from Westerbork were sent to the Sobibor labour camps.

The camp became operational in early March 1943. Its capacity was approximately 500 Jews. Almost 50% were Dutch, the others came from Poland. Their ages varied from 16 to 50. The first Dutch group arrived on 13 March 1943. They were normally brought in groups of 8

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