Labour Camp for Political Criminals and Suspects at Krzesimów, 1944–1945. Certain Aspects of Its Operation

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https://doi.org/10.12775/DN.2024.4.02

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communist apparatus of repressions, Polish Committee for National Liberation, Lublin, Castle Prison, labour camp, Krzesimów, Department of Public Security, German occupation of Poland, postwar reckoning

Abstract

The paper revives historical reflection on the first months of the so-called ‘Lublin Poland’, focusing on the specific type of repressive institutions, i.e. labour camps run by the Department of Public Security. The camp at Krzesimów is the least known of these facilities, especially in the period of operation before its formal establishment. The article focuses on repressive legislation, and attempts to provide answers to questions about the camp’s headcount, the number of deceased, and the forms of terror used against detainees, a significant number of whom were suspected of collabourating with the German occupier.

Author Biography

Tomasz Panfil, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Instritute of National Remembrance, Education Office

Tomasz Panfil – PhD hab., employee of the Institute of History at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (since 1990) and the National Education Office (since 2017). Author of over a dozen books and several hundred scholarly and popular articles on history. Specializes in biographical studies and the history of the Lublin region. E-mail: tomasz.panfil@kul.pl.

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2025-04-12

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PANFIL, Tomasz. Labour Camp for Political Criminals and Suspects at Krzesimów, 1944–1945. Certain Aspects of Its Operation. Dzieje Najnowsze. Online. 12 April 2025. Vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 29-50. [Accessed 10 December 2025]. DOI 10.12775/DN.2024.4.02.

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Vol. 56 No. 4 (2024)

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