Pechora concentration camp

Pechora (also Pechera or Pecioara; Russian: Печера or Печора) was a concentration camp operated by Romania during World War II in the village of Pechora, now in Ukraine. 48°51′41″N 28°42′39″E / 48.86140751888033°N 28.710808761276766°E / 48.86140751888033; 28.710808761276766 The concentration camp was established on the gated grounds of what had once been a private estate of the Polish noble Potocki family on the banks of the Southern Bug river, which had been converted into a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients after the Russian revolution.[1]

  1. ^ Golbert, Rebecca (January 1, 2004). "Holocaust Sites in Ukraine: Pechora and the Politics of Memorialization". Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 18 (2): 205–233. doi:10.1093/hgs/dch062.