Purpose of Chelmno
Chelmno was the first Nazi extermination camp in occupied Europe (Chelmno Chelmno). Under Hitler's orders, the SS, his secret police, created the camp. The purpose of the camp was to annihilate all the Jewish population from the Warthegua. This included the Polish provinces of Wielkopolska and Lodz. The camp became operational on December 8, 1941 (The Chelmno Death).
The reasoning for choosing this location for this camp is that there was an abandoned estate right next to a forest (The Chelmno Death). The SS used the estate for extermination purposes and called it the castle. Then they used the forest to dig mass graves to put all the Jews in after they had been gassed. The other houses around the estate was to house the SS. They called the estate, Schlosslager, and the forest, Waldlager (Chelmno United). Then there was the SS headquarters (Chelmno Chelmno).
The reasoning for choosing this location for this camp is that there was an abandoned estate right next to a forest (The Chelmno Death). The SS used the estate for extermination purposes and called it the castle. Then they used the forest to dig mass graves to put all the Jews in after they had been gassed. The other houses around the estate was to house the SS. They called the estate, Schlosslager, and the forest, Waldlager (Chelmno United). Then there was the SS headquarters (Chelmno Chelmno).