. ▁ ▁The ▁Ho ef le ' s ▁numbers ▁were ▁repeated ▁in ▁Kor herr ▁Report ▁suggesting ▁their ▁common ▁origin . ▁Other ▁sources , ▁like ▁West ermann ' s ▁report , ▁contain ▁the ▁exact ▁data ▁about ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁deport ed ▁persons , ▁but ▁only ▁estimates ▁of ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁trans it . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁▁ ▁Gra ve ▁dig ging ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁res umed ▁when ▁the ▁German ▁guard ▁fled . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Lub lin ▁District ▁Commission ▁for ▁the ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁German ▁Cr imes ▁conducted ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁cr imes ▁in ▁Be ł ż ec . ▁The ▁mass ▁gra ves ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁were ▁d ug ▁up ▁by ▁gra ved ig gers ▁seeking ▁gold ▁and ▁valu ables . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁provincial ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁Tom asz ów ▁Lub el ski ▁Jewish ▁Committee ▁discussed ▁the ▁continu ing ▁pl under ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Sz mul ▁Pel c , ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Committee , ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁local ▁gra ved ig gers . ▁Investig ations ▁of ▁grave ▁dig ging ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁While ▁Lub lin ▁District ▁Commission ▁published ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁investigation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁site ▁itself ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁neglect ed ▁and ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁as ▁very ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁vict ims ▁were ▁Polish