 Between November 1942 and March 1943 on direct orders from Heinrich Himmler, 116,000 Polish men and women were expelled in just a few months during Action Zamość.In Polish historiography the events surrounding the Nazi German roundups are often named alternatively as the "Children of Zamojszczyzna" to emphasize the apprehension of around 30,000 children at that time, snatched away from their parents who were transported from Zamojszczyzna to concentration camps.The expulsions encompassed the districts of Hrubieszów, Tomaszów Lubelski, Zamość and Biłgoraj, and were completed in March 1943.