▁rail ▁tracks , ▁spl ashed ▁with ▁pet rol ▁and ▁burn ed ▁over ▁wood . ▁The ▁b ones ▁were ▁collected ▁and ▁cr ushed . ▁The ▁last ▁period ▁of ▁camp ' s ▁operation ▁continued ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁when ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁pl ough ed ▁over , ▁and ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁farm . ▁ ▁Command ▁structure ▁ ▁The ▁camp ' s ▁first ▁command ant , ▁Christian ▁W irth , ▁lived ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁which ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁kitchen ▁for ▁the ▁SS ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁arm our y . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Lub lin ▁air field ▁camp , ▁to ▁over see ▁Operation ▁Rein hard ▁till ▁the ▁end . ▁After ▁the ▁German ▁take over ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁by ▁G lob oc nik ▁to ▁serve ▁along ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Tri este . ▁They ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁San ▁Sab ba ▁concentration ▁and ▁trans it ▁camp ▁there , ▁killing ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners ▁and ▁sending ▁ 6 9 ▁Hol oca ust ▁trains ▁to ▁Aus ch witz . ▁W irth ▁received ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁following ▁month ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁part is ans ▁whilst ▁trav elling ▁in ▁an ▁open - top ▁car ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁western ▁Sloven ia . ▁After ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁closure , ▁his ▁successor ▁there ▁SS - H aupt st urm führ er ▁Gott