During World War II, the death camp at Treblinka experienced an escape, prompting the commandant of a similar camp in Sobibor to swear (actually threaten) that his camp would never see a similar situation. The only question was how to accomplish this. On October14,1943, members of the camp's underground resistance successfully murdered eleven German commanders and several Ukrainian guards. Approximately 300 of the camp's 600 inmates fled, but the majority were recaptured and executed shortly thereafter. The escape compelled the Nazis to close the death camp, demolish it, and plant a forest in its place.
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During World War II, the death camp at Treblinka experienced an escape, prompting the commandant of a similar camp in Sobibor to swear (actually threaten) that his camp would never see a similar situation. The only question was how to accomplish this. On October14,1943, members of the camp's underground resistance successfully murdered eleven German commanders and several Ukrainian guards. Approximately 300 of the camp's 600 inmates fled, but the majority were recaptured and executed shortly thereafter. The escape compelled the Nazis to close the death camp, demolish it, and plant a forest in its place.
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