Note: Nazi concentration camp located in a suburb of Lublin, in operation from 1941 and liberated by the Soviet army in 1944. Majdanek was first a camp for Soviet prisoners of war but by 1942, Majdanek had become a massive death camp for Jews from across Europe. Killing occurred in the forest, and in the seven gas chambers on the site. Reliable estimates conclude that 95,000 to 130,000 prisoners were executed, or died at Majdanek. Before the Soviet liberation, the Germans transported the majority of prisoners to other concentration camps. Fewer than 500 remained at the camp when the Soviets arrived. A state museum and memorial site are presently on the grounds.
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