Dulag 121 transit camp
두라크 121 강제수용소
Dulag 121 was a Nazi German transit and selection camp established in August 1944 at a former railway rolling-stock repair works in Pruszków. Civilians expelled from Warsaw during and after the Warsaw Uprising were gathered there; some were sent to forced labour in Germany or to concentration camps, while others were released with the help of Polish relief and medical staff.
In depth
Function and operation
The camp occupied the former railway rolling-stock repair works in Żbików, Pruszków. Expellees were held temporarily in its factory halls, screened for work capacity and identity, and then transported to forced labour in Germany, concentration camps, or other locations in the General Government.
Scale and conditions
An educational resource of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum states that the camp operated from August to October 1944 and held an average of about 50,000 people. Prisoners lived on concrete floors in barbed-wire-enclosed factory halls; water and sanitation were initially inadequate, and beatings and shootings occurred. The Polish Central Welfare Council, Red Cross, local residents, and medical staff provided food and care and helped some expellees secure release or escape.
Name
Dulag abbreviates the German Durchgangslager, meaning transit camp. The Korean headword follows the spelling used in the event context.
Related historical events
Sources
- Wikipedia (EN) (supports the camp's establishment, location, function, operation, deportations, and Polish assistance)
- lekcja.auschwitz.org (Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum educational resource, supports dates, conditions, scale, deportation destinations, and relief efforts)
- iwm.org.uk (Imperial War Museums collection record, supports the camp's role in civilian deportation after the Warsaw Uprising and subsequent deportations)