שילוח מ - Zabia Wola, Lublin, Lublin, פולין ל - Belzyce, Lublin, Lublin, פולין ב- 11/10/1942

The village of Żabia Wola lies 17 kilometers south of the center of Lublin. Both before and during World War II, it was administratively part of the gmina (municipality, commune) of Piotrowice, an area containing fifty-four villages and rural communities.^[1] A total of 215 Jews lived in the villages of the gmina before the war.^[2] According to the 1921 census, there were eighty-five Jews in the village, and seven Jews in the manor, of Żabia Wola.

In October 1939, under German occupation, the municipality became part of the Lublin County (Lublin-Land) of the Lublin District, and Emil Ziegenmeyer was appointed the Lublin County Governor.^[3] The nearest Gendarmerie posts were in the villages of Niedrzwica and Bystrzyce. Fryderyk Tomke [Thomke], the head of the Gendarmerie station in Niedrzwica, was notorious for his cruelty toward the local Jews. ^[4] There were Blue (Polish) Police stations in Piotrowice and Niedrzwica, and Tomasz Kubot served in both.^[5]

From December 1939, all Jews above the age of ten living in the Piotrowice gmina were required to wear an armband with the Star of David. The heads of the villages were responsible for passing this order down to them, and for making sure that it was obeyed.^[6]...