Under the Clock
Under the Clock (Pod Zegarem in Polish) was a Nazi torture centre in Lublin, Poland during World War II.
History
The Nazis used Lublin as the center of Operation Reinhard. The torture centre is in the centre of the city nearby a clock tower. Gestapo established cells in the basement and used them to interrogate Poles.{{cite web|url=http://www.wajszczuk.v.pl/english/drzewo/tekst/pod_zegarem.htm |title=Lublin Muzeum - "Pod Zegarem" Martyrology Division |publisher=Wajszczuk.v.pl |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.museo.pl/content/view/78/89/ |title=Muzeum Martyrologii Pod Zegarem [Muzea w Polsce, Lublin] |publisher=Museo.pl |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}} It was used by the Nazis from 1939 - 1944.
Museum
A museum, known as Muzeum Martyrologii Pod Zegarem (The Museum of the Martyrology of Under the Clock) was established there to remember Polish history and the people who died at Under the Clock.{{cite web|url=http://www.polishhistory.pl/muzea.html?&L=1&tx_hmsmuzea_pi1 |title=Portal Historyczny: Museums |publisher=Polishhistory.pl |date=2012-09-14 |accessdate=2012-11-09}}
References in media
Under the Clock serves as a plot location in James A. Michener's novel Poland.
References
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Category:Lublin in World War II
Category:Nazi war crimes in Poland
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