▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁rail road ▁station ▁of ▁Be ł ż ec , ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Dist rikt ▁Lub lin ▁of ▁the ▁semi - colon ial ▁General ▁Government ▁territory ▁of ▁German - occup ied ▁Poland . ▁The ▁burning ▁of ▁ex hum ed ▁corps es ▁on ▁five ▁open - air ▁gr ids ▁and ▁b one ▁cr ushing ▁continued ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 4 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁SS ▁at ▁Be ł ż ec . ▁This ▁makes ▁it ▁the ▁third - de ad liest ▁ex termin ation ▁camp , ▁exceed ed ▁only ▁by ▁Tre bl ink a ▁and ▁Aus ch witz . ▁Only ▁seven ▁Jews ▁performing ▁slave ▁labour ▁with ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁Son der k omm ando ▁surv ived ▁World ▁War   II ; ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁became ▁known , ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁post war ▁testim ony ▁submitted ▁officially . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁vi able ▁witness es ▁who ▁could ▁test ify ▁about ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁operation ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁reason ▁why ▁Be ł ż ec ▁is ▁so ▁little - known ▁despite ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic , ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Be ł ż ec ▁was ▁situated ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁including ▁Lub lin ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Be ł ż ec