In the invasion of Poland , the city of Radom was overrun by the German forces on 8 September 1939 . The total population was 81,000 at that time of which 25,000 were Jewish . On 30 November 1939 the '' SS-Gruppenführer '' Fritz Katzmann from '' Selbstschutz '' who led the murder operations earlier in Wrocław , and in Katowice , was appointed the Higher SS and Police Leader ( SSPF ) of occupied Radom . His arrival was followed by wonton violence and plunder for personal gain . Katzmann ordered the execution of Jewish leaders right away . Before the creation of a ghetto , many Jews were pressed into forced labor . One of their first tasks on German orders was to rebuild the prewar Polish Łucznik Arms Factory damaged in the attack , to meet the German military needs . The factory served as the major local Nazi employer throughout the war
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