P
laszow was a forced labor camp for Jews in Krakow, Poland. In 1944, Plaszow became a concentration camp, and at its height of activity, it held nearly 20,000 prisoners. Plaszow is famous for the thousand or so Jews who were saved by Oskar Schindler. Schindler's enamelware factory was in Krakow adjacent to Plaszow. Using the excuse that his Jewish employees were necessary to wartime production, Schindler saved nearly 1,000 Jews from abuse in Plaszow and deportation to extermination camps. On January 19, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the camp, though most prisoners had already been transferred to camps further west in Austria and Germany.
Timeline
Other: Julag I, a forced labour subcamp created
Other: Amon Göth appointed the camp commander
11 Feb 1943
Other: Julag II, a forced labour subcamp created
Sep 1942
Other: Franz Josef Müller appointed the camp commander
Jan 1943
Other: Schindler moves his Jewish work force toBruennlitz
21 Oct 1944
Other: Ghetto created in Krakow
3 Mar 1941
Other: Plaszow is established as a forced labor camp
1942
Other: Soviet forces liberate Krakow & Plaszow
19 Jan 1945
Other: SS destroy Krakow ghettos sending 2,000 to Plaszow
13 Mar 1943
Other: Number of prisoners in Plaszow reaches 20,000
11 Jan 1944
Location: City
Krakow
Country
Poland
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