Transport from Krzeszow, Bilgoraj, Lublin, Poland to Chojniak, Murder Site, Poland on 07/11/1942

Following the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 and the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the town of Krzeszów in southeastern Poland was subjected to heavy bombardment and many homes were set ablaze. After a brief occupation by Soviet forces, the region in which Krzeszów is situated fell under the control of Nazi Germany. Under the German occupation Krzeszów lay in Biłgoraj County (Landkreis) in the Lublin District (Distrikt), within the newly formed German administrative entity of the General Government (Generalgouvernement). No official ghetto seems to have been established in Krzeszów, and the Jews were allowed to remain in their homes – those that were still intact after the bombardments. However, sometime in the summer of 1941, their freedom of movement was restricted to Krzeszów itself and communication with local Poles was banned. As a result, information about what was happening to the Jews in other towns was very limited. For Krzeszów’s Jews forced labor became the daily routine, involving work of different kinds in various locales, including the Bełżec forced-labor camp complex....