File:Belzec aerial photo (1944).jpg

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DescriptionBelzec aerial photo (1944).jpg	English: Belzec extermination camp of the Operation Reinhard in occupied Poland. Aerial photograph of the camp perimeter taken in 1944 by the German Luftwaffe (common with death factories after cleanup, making sure that it is safe to abandon). All known structures are gone except for the brick-and-mortar garage and auto-shop for the SS, whose foundations still exist today (lower left). Across the fence, separated from the main camp, the Hiwi guards living quarters and sorting yard (left). Some outlines of dismantled barracks can still be seen surrounded by walking sand. The railway unloading platform consisted of two parallel ramps visible in the bottom, marked with the red arrow. A smaller arrow shows the holding pen for Jews still waiting to be processed. Location of gas chambers marked with a cross. Undressing and hair-cropping area marked with rectangle with adjacent "Sluice" through the woods. Polski: Oboz śmierci Belzec w czasie niemieckiej okupacji Polski. Fotografia lotnicza, niemiecka, na krótko przed opuszczeniem terenu w 1944 roku. "Droga do nieba" oznaczona linią przerywaną. Peron wyładowczy, strzałką. Deutsch: Das Vernichtungslager Belzec der Operation Reinhard im besetzten Polen. Luftaufnahme des Lagergeländes, 1944 von der Deutschen Luftwaffe aufgenommen (aus einer Reihe von Aufnahmen anderer Todesstätten nach deren Abbruch, um ihre Existenz zu verschleiern). Alle bekannten Gebäudestrukturen außer der gemauerten Garage und Fahrzeugwerkstatt für die SS sind abgetragen, deren Fundamente existieren heute noch (weiter unten links). Abseits des eigentlichen Lagers und hinter dem Zaun die Wohnquartiere der Hilfskräfte und der Sortierplatz (links). Einige Spuren der abgerissenen Baracken sind von angewehtem Sand umgeben und noch erkennbar. Die Entladerampe bestand aus zwei paralleln Bahnsteigen - sichtbar im unteren Bereich und mit einem roten Pfeil markiert. Ein kleinerer Pfeil zeigt den Aufenthaltsbereich für Menschen vor ihrer Aufnahme in das Lager. Die Lage der Gaskammern sind mit einem Kreuz markiert. Bereiche zum Entkleiden und der Haarrasur sind mit einem Rechteck markiert. Source: Belzec Maps, ARC 2006, with legends and reprints. National Archives (Archiwum panstwowe).
Date	Likely before December 1944
Source	National Archives and Records Administration (cropped from larger frame) (available with legend)
Author	Luftwaffe
Permission (Reusing this file)	PD-Polish and EU

This photograph is in the public domain because according to the Art. 3 of copyright law of March 29, 1926 of the Republic of Poland and Art. 2 of copyright law of July 10, 1952 of the People's Republic of Poland, all photographs by Polish photographers (or published for the first time in Poland or simultaneously in Poland and abroad) published without a clear copyright notice before the law was changed on May 23, 1994 are assumed to be in the public domain in Poland.

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current	20:38, 23 January 2016	1,000 × 641 (450 KB)	Poeticbent	engine shed
	15:21, 29 April 2015	1,000 × 641 (450 KB)	Poeticbent	Otto Line, sluice, watchtowers, etc.
	01:08, 14 March 2014	1,000 × 641 (443 KB)	Poeticbent	known structures prior to demolition
	03:06, 3 July 2013	1,000 × 641 (418 KB)	Poeticbent	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Belzec extermination camp of the Operation Reinhard in occupied Poland. Aerial photograph of the camp perimeter taken in 1944 by the German Luftwaffe (common with death factories after cleanup, making sure that it is ...