Escape from Sobibor: Revolt in a Death Camp

The location of Sobibor was chosen with characteristic Nazi attention to detail and cruel efficiency. Situated near the village of Sobibor in the Lublin district of occupied Poland, the camp was positioned along a railway line that connected it to major population centers while remaining sufficiently isolated to maintain secrecy about its true purpose. The surrounding forest provided natural concealment from aerial observation while offering convenient disposal sites for the enormous quantities of human remains that the camp's operations would generate. The Nazi planners understood that the success of their genocidal enterprise depended not only on killing efficiency but also on maintaining the deception that convinced victims to cooperate with their own destruction.