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Sobibor was not an isolated entity in the Nazi extermination system, but rather part of larger efforts known as Operation Reinhard, which aimed to obliterate Polish Jewry. This campaign, led by officials like Odilo Globocnik, meticulously orchestrated the mass murder of over 1.7 million Jews, establishing a network of camps where methodical killings occurred.
The gas chambers in Sobibor were initially designed based on the same principles and methodologies established in other camps. Reports from SS officers confirmed the expansion of gas chamber capacity in the autumn of 1942, highlighting the dire realization that Sobibor operated as a chillingly efficient machine executing acts of genocide.