Dulag 121 was established on August 6, 1944 in Pruszkow by the German occupation authorities on the site of the former Railway Repair Plant. It functioned until mid-December 1944, and in a rudimentary form until January 16, 1945. It served as a transit camp for the civilian population of Warsaw and its environs, displaced after the fall of successive districts during the Warsaw Uprising.
Between 390,000 and 410,000 people passed through Dulag. Most of them were sent from there to forced labor in the Third Reich or to concentration camps. Living conditions in the camp were tragic: crowding, filth, hunger, disease and violence were a daily occurrence. It is estimated that between several hundred and several thousand people died.
Polish sanitary and kitchen staff - operating under the auspices of the Central Welfare Council and the Polish Red Cross - provided aid to refugees, saving, among others, more than 30,000 people from deportation. Rescue efforts were also supported by the structures of the Polish Underground State and the local population.
Dulag 121 is a symbol of German repressions against the civilian population of Warsaw and the brutal displacement policy of the Third Reich.
Dimensions: 48 x 10.5 cm.
