{"title":"Polish Nazi War Crimes Commission","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"nazi-transit-camps-in-poland-world-war-two-pwn-nazi-crimes-commission-1979-map-p-6-111318","title":"Nazi transit camps in Poland—World War Two—PWN—Nazi Crimes Commission 1979 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHitlerowskie obozy przejściowe na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945 [Nazi transit camps on Polish lands in the years 1939–1945]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1979 by the Polish Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes, this map documents the network of Nazi transit (Durchgangs-) camps established across occupied Polish territories between 1939 and 1945. The legend differentiates between major transit camps, smaller transit points, and sites functioning only temporarily in this capacity. The distribution reveals the logistical system used to register, detain, and deport civilian populations — including Jews, Poles, and other persecuted groups — prior to forced labour or transfer to concentration and extermination camps. 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Following the invasion of 1939, the Nazi regime created ghettos across German-controlled Eastern Europe to segregate and confine Jewish populations — and in some instances Romani communities — within sealed districts of towns and cities. These enclosed areas served as instruments of systematic isolation, economic exploitation, and forced labour mobilisation, and functioned as staging points for subsequent deportation to labour and extermination camps. The legend distinguishes between major (central) ghettos and smaller or temporary sites. The dense concentration within the territory of the General Government underscores the organised and deliberate confinement of Jewish communities prior to mass deportation and extermination. Occupation-era administrative boundaries situate the ghettos within the German-imposed regional structure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409178456411,"sku":"P-6-111319","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111319a_432149fe-7f04-4a83-89fe-79c8039fbe4a.jpg?v=1771442661"},{"product_id":"nazi-labour-camps-in-poland-world-war-two-pwn-nazi-crimes-commission-1979-map-p-6-111320","title":"Nazi labour camps in Poland—World War Two—PWN—Nazi Crimes Commission 1979 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHitlerowskie obozy pracy na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945 [Nazi labour camps on Polish lands in the years 1939–1945]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis detailed sheet, published in 1979 by the Polish Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes, maps the widespread system of forced labour camps, sub-camps, and penal labour installations. The legend differentiates between principal labour camps, satellite camps, and punitive labour facilities. These camps primarily received civilians — including Jews, Poles, and other occupied populations — as well as some prisoners transferred from prisons or concentration camps, and were established to exploit labour for industrial, mining, agricultural, and infrastructure projects. Unlike extermination centres, they were not designed principally for immediate killing, but conditions of overwork, malnutrition, disease, and brutality often resulted in high mortality. Particularly dense concentrations appear in industrial regions such as Upper Silesia and around major urban centres, demonstrating the systematic integration of coerced labour into the wartime economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409178816859,"sku":"P-6-111320","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111320a_083af468-0759-484c-a8c7-d7decf07c173.jpg?v=1771442664"},{"product_id":"prisons-detention-centres-in-poland-ww2-pwn-nazi-crimes-commission-1979-map-p-6-111321","title":"Prisons \u0026 detention centres in Poland—WW2—PWN—Nazi Crimes Commission 1979 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHitlerowskie więzienia i areszty na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945 [Nazi prisons and detention centres on Polish lands in the years 1939–1945]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1979 by the Polish Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes, this map identifies the principal concentration camps and extermination centres established on occupied Polish territory, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Sobibór, Bełżec, Majdanek, and Chełmno. The legend distinguishes between main concentration camps, their sub-camps, and extermination facilities, clarifying the structural differences within the camp system. Concentration camps operated under SS authority as sites of indefinite detention, forced labour, terror, and systematic persecution; prisoners included political detainees, Jews, Roma, Soviet POWs, and others targeted by the regime. Extermination centres, by contrast, were constructed expressly for industrialised mass murder, with victims typically killed shortly after arrival. The marked concentration of sites in Upper Silesia and the Lublin district reflects their central role in the implementation of genocide and mass repression between 1939 and 1945. In addition to mapping the camps themselves, the legend illustrates the prisoner classification system used within concentration camps. Coloured triangular badges sewn onto uniforms denoted category: red for political prisoners, green for criminal prisoners, blue for foreign forced labourers or emigrants, purple for Jehovah’s Witnesses, pink for men imprisoned for homosexuality, and black for those designated “asocial,” including Roma and others so labelled. Jewish prisoners were identified by a yellow triangle; when combined with another coloured triangle to form a Star of David, it indicated both Jewish identity and an additional classification. Letter markings signified nationality, while armbands identified inmate functionaries such as block elders and clerks. Together, the map and its legend present both the geographic framework and the internal system of categorisation that underpinned the concentration camp network.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409178915163,"sku":"P-6-111321","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111321a_71539da1-c0ef-4b94-aa01-01655a63a3b6.jpg?v=1771442662"},{"product_id":"concentration-death-camps-in-poland-ww2-pwn-nazi-crimes-commission-1979-map-p-6-111322","title":"Concentration \u0026 death camps in Poland—WW2—PWN—Nazi Crimes Commission 1979 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHitlerowskie obozy koncentracyjne i ośrodki zagłady na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945 [Nazi concentration camps and extermination centres on Polish lands in the years 1939–1945]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis map identifies the principal concentration camps and extermination centres established on occupied Polish territory, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Sobibór, Bełżec, Majdanek, and Chełmno. The legend differentiates between main concentration camps, their sub-camps, and extermination facilities, and includes a detailed key illustrating prisoner classification badges used within the camp system. Concentration camps functioned as sites of indefinite detention, forced labour, terror, and systematic persecution under SS authority; prisoners included political detainees, Jews, Roma, Soviet POWs, and others deemed undesirable by the regime. Extermination centres, by contrast, were constructed specifically for industrialised mass murder, with victims typically killed shortly after arrival. The marked concentration of sites in Upper Silesia and the Lublin district reflects their central role in the implementation of genocide and mass repression between 1939 and 1945.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409179079003,"sku":"P-6-111322","price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111322a_8463f78c-1343-428c-90b9-781bd44fe197.jpg?v=1771442663"},{"product_id":"nazi-prisoner-of-war-camps-in-poland-ww2-pwn-nazi-crimes-commission-1979-map-p-6-111323","title":"Nazi prisoner-of-war camps in Poland—WW2—PWN—Nazi Crimes Commission 1979 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eHitlerowskie obozy jenieckie na ziemiach polskich w latach 1939–1945 [Nazi prisoner-of-war camps on Polish lands in the years 1939–1945]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1979 by the Polish Commission for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes, this map shows the distribution of German POW camps (including Oflag, Stalag, and Dulag types) across occupied Poland. The legend distinguishes between officers’ camps, enlisted men’s camps, camps for airmen and naval personnel, transit facilities, and labour detachments attached to POW installations. Inset panels provide enlarged detail for regions with especially dense concentrations. The sheet illustrates the scale and organisation of the German prisoner-of-war system holding Allied and Soviet captives. 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The legend differentiates between concentration camps, extermination centres, labour camps, transit camps, POW camps, penal labour sites, prisons, and ghettos. By integrating all categories, the map reveals the geographic density and structural interconnection of the Nazi system of repression across occupied Polish territories between 1939 and 1945.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52409179210075,"sku":"P-6-111324","price":230.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111324a_94691a30-5fa1-42f0-ad92-dd5f4281db9b.jpg?v=1771442667"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/polish-nazi-war-crimes-commission.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}