An investigation into Nazi crimes at Belzec concentration camp, in Poland, is being conducted by the German authorities, it was reported here today by the World Jewish Congress which is helping to secure testimony.
Belzec was the scene of the death of 600,000 Jews at the hands of a special SS Commando unit. Witnesses to the Belzec massacres are asked to come forward to assist in the investigation. Any person who was an inmate of Belzec and who has any knowledge of the Nazis who participated in the Belzec crimes is requested to get in touch with the World Jewish Congress.
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